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CPS Black Student Success Plan Lawsuit
Just days after Chicago Public Schools released its long awaited black student success plan, an out-of-state advocacy group filed a lawsuit to stop it. Mila Koumpilova, Senior Reporter with Chalkbeat joins WGN's Micah Materre for live analysis of this legal challenge.
Chicago’s Black Student Success Plan sparks controversy
Chicago Public Schools launched the Black Student Success Plan, a five-year initiative to address educational disparities for Black students.
Chicago Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives
Chicago Public Schools unveiled a five-year plan Thursday to improve the outcomes of the district’s Black students — at a time of unprecedented backlash against efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in education.
Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by the Trump administration to rid schools of race-based programs.
Anti-DEI Group Files Complaint Against Chicago Public Schools' Black Student Success Plan
CPS officials emphasized that they will continue ensuring all students can achieve while acknowledging and uplifting their cultural identities.
Chicago School District’s Black Student Success Plan Faces A Legal Challenge
A group opposed to race-based initiatives complained to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that the program unveiled this week is discriminatory.
Path to success: How NSBE provides support for Black students in STEM
By Kristine Pascual, Feb. 25, 2025 Civil engineering student and National Society of Black Engineers President Samuel Kala realized oftentimes he was the only Black student in his engineering courses.
Chicago Schools’ Bid to Boost Black Student Achievement Draws Legal Challenge
Schools are under scrutiny following President Trump’s moves to limit race-based initiatives.
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Complaint Against CPS over Race-Based Academic Initiative
CPS recently introduced a new initiative aimed at improving academic outcomes for Black students, but the plan has faced ...
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Mentoring program helping Black high school students prepare for college success
A Chicago-based organization is tackling the problem of the falling number of Black ... success,: Price said Watson is a good example of the benefits of mentoring. "Mentoring is really helping ...