Chicago Public Schools, Black Student Success Plan

Chicago Schools’ Bid to Boost Black Student Achievement Draws Legal Challenge
A conservative advocacy group filed a legal challenge against Chicago Public Schools on Friday over an initiative to give extra support to Black students, calling the program discriminatory under federal civil-rights laws and in violation of recent guidance from the Trump administration.
Anti-DEI Group Files Complaint Against Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success Plan
A conservative education group has filed an anti-discrimination complaint against Chicago Public Schools and its Black Student Success Plan.
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by the Trump administration to rid schools of race-based programs.
Chicago School District’s Black Student Success Plan Faces A Legal Challenge
A group opposed to race-based initiatives complained to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that the program unveiled this week is discriminatory.
Chicago Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives
Last year, a Virginia-based advocacy group challenged a Los Angeles Unified School District initiative aimed at boosting outcomes for its Black students, which CPS said inspired its own plan. At the urging of the Biden administration, Los Angeles made changes to downplay the role of race, causing an outcry from some of its initiative’s supporters.
Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan sparks controversy
Chicago Public Schools launched the Black Student Success Plan, a five-year initiative to address educational disparities for Black students.
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Chicago Schools Doubled Classroom Assistants In Recent Years — But Which Labor Union Represents Them?
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Trump's expanded ICE raids scare kids and raise absenteeism, schools warn
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Forrest Claypool: Chicago is holding itself back from a bright future
“The word bankruptcy has been hanging over Chicago like a storm cloud about to burst,” wrote American Enterprise Institute ...
Here's how you can check Chicago-area school closings as possible winter storm approaches
A winter storm that could bring the Chicago area its largest snowfall of the season is approaching, with some schools across the region announcing closures in anticipation of the inclement weather.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his 2026 budget address on Wednesday. Here is what he asked lawmakers to approve for early childhood, ...