Kids First Chicago Blog
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Kids First Chicago leadership, including CEO Daniel Anello, reflect on Chicago Public Schools students and families regularly through blog posts on the COVID-19 pandemic, CPS enrollment challenges, and much more. We provide unbiased data research and analysis to communities and policymakers alike. Our reports are parent-friendly, fact-based, and easy to digest. We investigate a wide range of..
Kids First Chicago Blog
3d ago
Kids First Chicago Parent Advisory Board’s Executive Committee enthusiastically accepts CTU's invitation to participate in Collective Bargaining talks this summer ..read more
Kids First Chicago Blog
2w ago
LSC chair at Bronzeville Classical Elementary Stephen Mitchell calls for CPS budget transparency in a letter to the Chicago Tribune editor ..read more
Kids First Chicago Blog
2w ago
Kids First Chicago hosted a forum with over 30 Local School Council members to dissect CPS’s new funding approach and weighed in on WTTW's Chicago Tonight ..read more
Kids First Chicago Blog
2w ago
On Saturday, May 18, Kids First Chicago hosted its second-to-last Northwest Side Parent Leadership Fellowship (PLF) meeting at Roberto Clemente High School's Parent University ..read more
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2w ago
Published originally by Funding Illinois' Future coalition on May 29, 2024 ..read more
Kids First Chicago Blog
3w ago
Kids First Chicago's Parent Advisory Board weighs in on Illinois House Bill 303, indicating its support to extend the moratorium on school closures until a fully-elected school board takes office in 2027 ..read more
Kids First Chicago Blog
1M ago
On April 30, 2024, Kids First Chicago's Parent Advisory Board (PAB) met for the first time at Kids First’s new offices. More than 30 PAB members from across the city attended ..read more
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Over 150 advocates from across Illinois–including more than 40 dedicated parents and students from Kids First Chicago–converged on Springfield to champion an increase in the Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) formula to at least $550 million ..read more
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2M ago
At its March 2024 Board meeting, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced plans to transition away from student-based budgeting (SBB ..read more
Kids First Chicago Blog
3M ago
As the bill heads to Governor Pritzker for final approval, Kids First Chicago weighs in on the Illinois General Assembly’s passage of Senate Bill 15, officially putting Chicago on the path for a partially-elected, partially-appointed Board of Education in 2025 ..read more