Chicago Public Schools is projected to end the year with a $45 million deficit, WBEZ reported. The school district’s enrollment has declined, while spending per student has remained high. Plus, more than half of the school buildings are underused.
The Tribune Editorial Board writes in its first piece today that it is time for CPS to consider consolidation. If it doesn’t, the district may face a similar fate as Indianapolis Public Schools, now run by a new agency. Read this cautionary tale below.
Our section today is also focused on public safety. Two high-ranking federal officials, U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and ATF Special Agent in Charge Christopher Amon, write about their new approach to violence prevention in northern Illinois.
Also, Jamie Kalven, who was one of the first to report on the Laquan McDonald case, examines what the delay in releasing the bodycam footage related to the shooting death of Chicago police Officer Krytal Rivera says about transparency in Chicago.
The board recently took a trip to the Shedd — which is under construction — and writes in its second piece today about the aquarium’s popularity and the important role it plays in Chicago’s tourism landscape.
Plus a return to normalcy in Europe and catching up with Sinead O'Connor. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story May 18, 2021 Your Tuesday Evening Briefing By Remy Tumin and Jade-Snow Joachim Good evening. Here's the latest. The New York Times 1. Gaza is facing a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe. The nine-day battle between Hamas militants and the Israeli military has damaged 17 hospitals and clinics. Destroyed sewage systems sent fetid wastewater through the streets. A desalination plant providing water to 250,000 people is offline. The only laboratory in Gaza that processes coronavirus tests was damaged by an Israeli airstrike. The Times created a day-by-day reconstruction of the violence with maps, death tolls and satellite images. There are subtle signs that Israel and Hamas may be edging toward a cease-fire, with Egypt and the U.N. working to "restore calm, " according to a person involved in the talks. All E.U. member states ex...
Readers of The Morning share wisdom for the coming year. View in browser | nytimes.com December 28, 2024 By Melissa Kirsch Good morning. As we close out this year and look ahead to the new one, here's the best advice that readers of The Morning received this year. María Jesús Contreras Good advice The piece of wisdom I repeated the most this year came from a reader of The Morning who answered my call for advice last December: "We are all juggling so many balls. Differentiate between glass balls and rubber balls — and don't be afraid to drop the rubber balls." Everyone with whom I shared this little gem seemed to find it useful (or maybe they were humoring me?). I'm not sure why this particular advice stuck with me — really, it's just saying "learn to prioritize," a colorful riff on "don't sweat the small stuff." For whatever reason, picturing the messy, ungovernable realm of worries and to-dos as rubber and glass balls helped me think...
Comments
Post a Comment