Mayoral ally Michael Scott Jr. picked for CPS board
Former Ald. Michael Scott, the son of a former Chicago Board of Education president, is being appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
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Former Ald. Michael Scott, the son of a former Chicago Board of Education president, is being appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
CPS says low-income students would have a better chance at getting in under the proposed changes.
Healing to Action/Screenshot Sex education advocates are criticizing a newly approved Chicago Public Schools policy this week that they say doesn’t do enough to ensure qualified educators are teaching sexual health and doesn’t provide parents with enough resources to have conversations with their children at home. Organizers with Healing to Action, an advocacy group that looks to address the root causes of gender-based violence, said they met with CPS officials and Board of Education members several times over the summer to share their views on how the district could improve its sexual he...