Becky Vevea

Joining the ranks of ⁦@ChiPubSchools⁩ parents… 💙😭

Love this story: After Stepping Up To Teach Her High School Class, Chicago Teen Earns Ride To Northwestern University. By @mina_bloom_ blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/11/aft…

In a Friday afternoon letter, Chicago Public Schools detailed ways in which families will feel this summer's cost-cutting on their campuses in the fall, including: - fewer hot school meals - slower building & technology repairs - fewer crossing guards chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

The funding delay had schools scrambling to figure out how they might fill an unexpected budget gap, and some after-school programs abruptly closed. chalkbeat.org/2025/07/25/tru…

The district said it is still facing a driver shortage, which contributed to reduced busing for students in recent years. chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

CPS school board moves to make more students eligible for accelerated learning chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

Chicago's school board president makes a case for borrowing to solve CPS's budget deficit — but not in 'isolation' chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

CPS board president makes the case for borrowing to help close district budget deficit. @reemadamin @chalkbeatCHI chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

Block Club Chicago and @ChalkbeatChi are finalists for the LION’s Community Engagement Award. blockclubchi.co/3TVeAKF

Twenty states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Trump administration rules that bar undocumented immigrants from a host of federal programs, including Head Start and career and technical education offerings. chalkbeat.org/2025/07/21/sta…

Several state Head Start associations and parent groups are challenging a Trump administration effort to bar undocumented children from Head Start. chalkbeat.org/2025/07/16/adv…

Don't miss this week's Board Rule! Budget Convos: The West Side Is the Best Side...So Far board-rule.ghost.io/budget-convos-…

‘Education pays’: Illinois high school students with college degrees earn more money chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

Here's our story, including an analysis of school budgets released today. 57% of schools (excluding contract, speciality, charters) saw cuts in positions. CPS says that's a needs-based decision but that it plans to add more staffing once school starts... chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

Chicago Public Schools lays off more than 1,450 staff @reemadamin @chalkbeatCHI chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

CPS laid off 1,458 school employees today. CPS expects most to find jobs at other schools before the start of the year and is also creating retention pools, including for special education teachers + SECAs. CTU said most of its members will also have the chance to be rehired.

Illinois tried to regulate homeschooling this spring. But a wave of opposition - in numbers rarely seen in Springfield - emerged. @chalkbeatCHI's Sammie Smylie took a closer look at what happened. chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

5 top officials are exiting CPS, following former CEO Pedro Martinez’s exit from the district in mid June. Pretty expected for leadership turnover, but this year’s budget is challenging. chicagotribune.com/2025/07/10/top… W / @KateArmanini

Clarification: HHS says they will look at the immigration status of the child, not the parent, in determining eligibility for Head Start.

A rule change treats the federally funded preschool program like a welfare program and bars the children of undocumented immigrants. It’s a dramatic change from longstanding practice. chalkbeat.org/2025/07/10/no-…

Head Start preschools to bar children with undocumented parents under new Trump rule @kalynbelsha @Chalkbeat chalkbeat.org/2025/07/10/no-…