Chicago Public Schools parents and officials questioned the way special education was funded by CPS Wednesday amid the schools’ financial crisis, educators faced with increased…
Students with special needs hit most by CPS’ troubled finances
Posts tagged as “Chicago Sun-Times”
Surviving the criminal court beat with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Rummana Hussain
The room is small, dusty and full of paperwork. The chairs are plain and look like they’ve been through a few interrogations. The walls are…
Frank Main Talks Ethics and Journalism
Chicago Sun-Times crime reporter Frank Main was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for a series of articles about Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods. Main, 51,…
High school sports a life passion for Mike Clark
His colleagues describe him as having a really good work ethic. They see him as a nice guy who is genuine about the field he…
Chicago Public Schools Review Disciplinary Policies
Students are expelled more often in Chicago’s privately run charter schools than in district schools, according to a report released Feb. 25 at a school…
Profile of Career Change: Thomas Conner
Pop Music Critic Thomas Conner has had his fill of the journalism world, and he opened up about it for ChicagoTalks. After 20 successful years…
Black women marrying later, studies show
Sabrennia Fountain says she gets tired of hearing friends and family members urge her to marry and start a family. “I hear all the time…
Five things worth Chicago talking about today, Feb. 19
1. Three separate shootings yesterday, February 19, left a 24-year-old man dead in Washington Heights and two men injured on Chicago’s West Side. Michael Powell…