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remain in texas policy for illegal immigrants. the la times is reporting that the white house is thinking about using gps monitoring to force some migrant families who cross the border illegally to stay near the border in texas effectively restricting them from traveling across the united states. the times reports the idea here would be to discourage migrant families from crossing illegally and to help deport them quickly if they fail initial asylum screenings. texas governor greg abbo...

former president trump and 18 of his allies, they recommended charging against two dozen other people including former georgia senators david purdue and kelly lefler and south carolina senator lindsey graham. they ultimately were not indicted. they were not charged with anything. not quite sure why we have this list to begin with given that. heres lindsey graham a short time ago. >> were opening up pandoras box here. fulton is one of the most liberal jurisdictions in the country. i fea...

School leaders have said the influx of federal relief money demonstrated what’s possible when schools are fully funded, citing growth in student achievement on standardized tests.

(The Center Square) – The Chicago Teachers Union is urging members to use a “release day” to leave their students and lobby lawmakers in Springfield for more taxpayer funding.

The Chicago Teachers Union is negotiating a new contract and is calling for an extra $50 billion to pay for wage hikes as well as other demands such as fully paid abortions for its members, new migrant services and facilities and a host of LGBT-related requirements and training in schools. 

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates said in early March that her proposed contract for 2024 to 2028 will cost $50 billion and 3 cents. Why does the contract cost so much?

A majority of residents didn’t back the measure to fund housing services by taxing the rich—but organizers are already preparing for the next round.

Local School Councils at several specialty elementary schools say they are facing budget cuts — a claim backed up by a WBEZ/Sun-Times analysis.

The Illinois House has delivered a remarkable rebuke to the Chicago Teachers Union. On Thursday, the House voted 92-8 for Rep. Margaret Croke’s bill that essentially would forestall any major changes to the city’s selective-enrollment schools until there’s a fully elected school board in Chicago. That won’t happen until 2027, the year — coincidentally or not — that Mayor Brandon Johnson will ...

With CTU contract negotiations set to begin, the spotlight is on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's relationship with the CPS teachers union.