ATTENTION CPS Parents of Students with Special Needs!
The Advocates have asked the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to require CPS to distribute the flyer below to CPS parents of students with special needs. Please share!
Read moreThis Week in Ed 5.24.18: 5 quickish things before the long weekend!
We hope you enjoy this long holiday weekend and that you spend some quality time with your family outdoors! So you can get on with your weekend, here are 5 quickish things you need to know about this week in education...
Read moreRYH Statements from the May 2018 Unelected CPS BOE
Two Raise Your Hand board members spoke at the May 2018 unelected CPS Board of Education meeting. Their statements are below.
We live tweet every monthly CPS BOE meeting and use the hashtag #cpsboard. A tweet worth noting is this one: Watch the powerful performance of Lindblom HS's Varsity Singers. After the performance, their Choir Director delivered this joint letter to the unelected BOE on behalf of several CPS choir directors expressing concerns about the impact of expanded graduation requirements upon Choir programs and classes. It is worth a read.
Read moreThis Week in Ed 5.17.18: State takes control of CPS Special Education
The state voted yesterday to appoint an independent monitor to oversee almost all aspects of CPS’ special education. Please read this entire email... We need you to Grow With Us for more wins in public education!
Read moreThis Week in Ed 5.11.18: State says CPS violated federal sped law- Recommends monitor for 3 years
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Read moreRYH Statements from the April 2018 Unelected BOE Meeting
Two RYH staff members spoke at the April 2018 unelected CPS Board of Education meeting. Their statements are below. We've also included other statements of interest. One statement is about the recent LSC election, the next is about the privatized nursing contract and its impact on CPS students who require a high level of care by a nurse, and the last is about the ISBE investigation into CPS special education and the need for certain remedies that the Advocates group is demanding.
Read moreISBE Panel Sides with Advocates in Special Ed Probe
We are pleased to share that the IL State Board of Education (ISBE) special education panel agreed with the major assertions that 14 organizations made that CPS put in place systemic policies to delay and deny services to students since July 2016. The panel shared its findings at the ISBE board meeting today.
Read moreThis Week in Ed 4.6.18: CPS Janitors Threaten to Strike
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Read moreThis Week in Ed 3.23.18: State Board of Ed grills CPS head of Special Ed for 4 hours
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Read moreRYH Statement from the March 2018 Unelected CPS BOE Meeting
Raise Your Hand spoke at the March 21, 2018, monthly CPS Board of Ed meeting. Our statement is below and our handouts to the BOE can be found here or below. You can find live tweets from the meeting by searching #cpsboard on Twitter or by visiting the Twitter account of Raise Your Hand Action.
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