The current policy for skipping a grade or moving ahead in reading and math calls for schools or parents to refer students and says they are only eligible if they exceed standards on the state standardized test. But only 4 percent of elementary school students exceed standards, and no students in either math or reading hit that mark in more than 100 schools.

“We will not tolerate this type of behavior in Humboldt Park,” Ald. Jessie Fuentes said, adding that the museum’s lease makes the building and grounds private property. “ICE is not welcome.”

“Turns out, I work at one of the biggest employers in the city of Chicago. I work at a place that is a landlord, a healthcare provider, a police force, f— that s—, but, they are, and a place where I have access to thousands of people that I could potentially organize… actually, this is where I need to build power. That’s possible structural leverage,” University of Chicago Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Eman Abdelhadi said at the Socialism 2025 convention Saturday, wearing a black COVID mask over her face.

“Every mayoral candidate in the 2027 race — anyone who wants to win, anyway — will be able to say they’re anti-Trump. But if Johnson can point to specific policy wins, that would give him a much-needed edge.”

And the demand for summer jobs continues to far outpace the slots available due to a lack of funding and corporate partnerships. Last year, roughly 51,000 kids applied for just 28,000 available positions. The city endeavored to add 2,000 slots to this year’s program, but that was cut in half during budgeting last fall because of financial constraints.

CTU officials are calling on the state to pay CPS $1.2 billion in what they believed is owed to them by Illinois and to call a legislative session to fund public schools.

“Even though crime rates are moving in the right direction, Chicago experiences significantly more violent crime per capita than the nation’s other biggest cities. More than New York. More than Los Angeles. The mass shooting in River North made news all over the world, yet another chapter in the global narrative of Chicago as a gun-infested city out of control. It may not be fair, but Chicago’s reputation as unsafe can’t be wished away. That reputation wasn’t built overnight, and it won’t be eradicated quickly either.”

“So what you’re going to get, sanctuary cities, is exactly what you don’t want, more agents in your communities and more collateral arrests,” border czar Tom Homan said. “That’s what we’re going to do. We’re doubling down, tripling down, so to those who say they’re going to keep ICE out of their city, good luck with that.”

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