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Reporters were blocked from covering the arrests and protests on Columbia campus… this was blocks from Pulitzer Hall

Before being named president of Columbia University, Minouche Shafik led the London School of Economics.

An LSE alum told me that when students there protested in solidarity with university maintenance workers, Shafik aggressively cracked down on the protests.

NEW: Half of new spending on state-funded preschool last yr was backed by COVID $, new report from NIEER finds. That helped state spending & share of kids in pre-K reach new highs. But only some states have plans to bridge gap left by expiring $ chalkbeat.org/2024/04/18/pre…

How many migrant students are Chicago schools serving? It depends who you ask Samantha Smylie found.

Collecting this data can be important for getting $ to the right places, but it's also hard b/c asking Qs abt immigration & home country can scare families chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/0…

'Croke said district officials approached her about not extending the moratorium.

'They do have concerns about what their budget is going to look like and whether or not they’re going to start having conversations about some of the schools that they need to have consolidated.''

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as we waited for Trump in Harlem, a woman passed by the pack of journalists, campaign staffers and law enforcement and shouted “what are all these unseasoned French fries doing in my neighborhood”

honestly she cleared

Chicago Teachers Union reveals some key contract demands and asks to open up bargaining to the public Reema Amin Chalkbeat Chicago chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/0…

Mark your calendars: CPS - Chicago Public Schools is mapping out its goals for the next five years and wants feedback from the public. Learn more in this article from @ChalkbeatChi: chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/0…

The CTU revealed some more details about key contract demands — and is also asking for bargaining to be open to the public chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/0…

Local School Councils are meant to give community members a voice in schools. But when not enough people run – and there's low voter turnout – issues pop up. We discuss with journalist Reema Amin and two LSC members, including one from Raise Your Hand.
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'More than 1,000 children living in New York City shelters left their public schools after their families were forced to move due to Mayor Eric Adams’ policy that limits their stays to 60 days, according to data released by the City Council on Monday.' gothamist.com/news/more-than…