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Chicago Board of Education postpones vote on controversial loan to pay pension debt. Trump signs executive order closing Department of Education as Illinois comes under federal scrutiny for accommodating trans students. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin, NBC-5 Chicago reporter Christian Farr and Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mitchell Armentrout on the Weekly News Recap. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Chicago communities are grappling with the increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence. Chalkbeat Chicago's Reema Amin and Chicago Tribune's Laura Rodriguez Presa explain how ICE makes arrests and how schools are responding. Plus, they talk about how Chicago students' test scores compare nationally and the reopening of Sikia, Englewoods's culinary student–led restaurant, after five years.  Apply to be Hey Chicago's newsletter editor. We're doing a survey to learn more about our listeners. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it's only 7 minutes long. You'll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card–and City Cast City swag. Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Jan. 31 episode: The Newberry – Use code CITYCAST for 10% off your class Klairmont Kollections Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

Chicago Public Schools start off the new year with more controversy as the teachers union accuses CEO Pedro Martinez of being responsible for stalled contract negotiations, a claim he disputes. “In fact, it's just the opposite,” he says. So, what's next? And could there be a strike? Reset gets the latest from Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Mike Stephen gets an update on important education issues in the new year from Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin, discusses the positive impacts of a few Illinois Department of Corrections programs with Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association, and previews an upcoming show by the local band Poi Dog Pondering with band founder Frank Orrall.

At a meeting Friday night, the Chicago Board of Education voted to oust Pedro Martinez after months of tension between the mayor and the CEO. Reset gets the details from Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Witnesses have begun to take the stand in the federal corruption trial of former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's hand-picked board of education met for the first time. And the city is combining its shelters for migrants and other Chicagoans into a single, unified system. Reset goes behind the headlines of those stories with Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin, WBEZ state politics reporter Dave McKinney and government finance and accountability reporter with the Illinois Answers Project of the Better Government Association Alex Nitkin. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

It has been an interesting week after the entire school board decided to resign last Friday and the mayor announced six new members on Monday. Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing back against critics, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez has gone on the defense, and the City Council doesn't get a special school board sitdown. Joining us to break it all down are Chalkbeat Chicago's Reema Amin and WBEZ's Patrick Smith. Plus, we discuss new student protest restrictions on college campuses, updates on Chicago's lead pipe removal timeline, and FBG Duck's mother's lawsuit against Lil Durk and others.   Check out this episode on why Chicago has so many lead pipes. Good News: Destinos Latino Theater Festival, Chicago Filipino American Theatre Festival, Chicago International Film Festival Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this Oct. 11 episode: Steppenwolf Theatre Lincoln Park Zoo Orthodontic Experts Babbel – Get up to 60% off at Babbel.com/CITYCAST BetterHelp – Get 10% off at betterhelp.com/CITYCAST Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

Mike Stephen discusses the history of Black entrepreneurship in Chicago with Wichita State history professor Robert Weems Jr. and then gets an update on local education issues from Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin.

Despite weeks of pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and the teachers union, the Chicago Board of Education did not remove Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez from his post last week. Reema Amin explains why there's tension between the mayor and CPS chief. Host - Jon HansenReporter - Reema AminRead More Here Want to donate to our non-profit newsroom? CLICK HEREWho we areBlock Club Chicago is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit news organization dedicated to delivering reliable, relevant and nonpartisan coverage of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods. We believe all neighborhoods deserve to be covered in a meaningful way.We amplify positive stories, cover development and local school council meetings and serve as watchdogs in neighborhoods often ostracized by traditional news media.Ground-level coverageOur neighborhood-based reporters don't parachute in once to cover a story. They are in the neighborhoods they cover every day building relationships over time with neighbors. We believe this ground-level approach not only builds community but leads to a more accurate portrayal of a neighborhood.Stories that matter to you — every daySince our launch five years ago, we've published more than 25,000 stories from the neighborhoods, covered hundreds of community meetings and send daily and neighborhood newsletters to more than 130,000 Chicagoans. We've built this loyalty by proving to folks we are not only covering their neighborhoods, we are a part of them. Some of us have internalized the national media's narrative of a broken Chicago. We aim to change that by celebrating our neighborhoods and chronicling the resilience of the people who fight every day to make Chicago a better place for all.

The Chicago Sky's coach is fired. Hundreds more people join a lawsuit saying they were abused at juvenile detention centers across Illinois. Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for the resignation of Chicago Public Schools CEO. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with a panel of local journalists on the Weekly News Recap. This week's panel: Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin, City Cast Chicago host Jacoby Cochran, and Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mitchell Armentrout. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Mike Stephen welcomes Chalkbeat reporter Reema Amin to discuss the latest on Chicago Public Schools' position on police officers in schools and how schools are funded and then discovers the Secret History of the 1960s soul group from Evanston: The Drew-Vels.

Earlier this year, the city's Board of Education unanimously voted to remove school resource officers, or SROs, from school buildings. Since then, Chicago Public Schools has come up with a new school safety plan without police officers, that instead explores alternatives that focus on mediation over punishment. Reset checks with Chalkbeat reporter Reema Amin to learn more about this new safety plan. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Since 1989, LSCs have won funding for their schools, removed corrupt faculty, renamed schools and even opened new campuses. Ideally, an LSC is typically made up of a school's principal, a couple of teachers, parents, community members, and even students. But that's not always the case. Reset learns more about Local School Councils in Chicago from two council members, Chinella Robinson and JP Paulus, and Chalkbeat Chicago's Reema Amin. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Thousands of parents rely on free preschool options which Chicago Public Schools has been able to expand thanks in part to COVID relief funding. But that money is set to run out in the next school year. So what will this mean for parents and the kids enrolled in these programs? Reset finds out from Reema Amin, reporter at Chalkbeat Chicago.

Mike Stephen discusses the future of school choice in Chicago with Reema Amin, reporter at Chalkbeat Chicago, and then learns the Secret History of local bluesman Johnny Drummer.

Chicago Public Schools doesn't track immigration status, but this year nearly 8,000 students are enrolled in the district as English-language learners, compared to a yearly average of around 3,000. Reset speaks with Chalkbeat Chicago reporter Reema Amin to learn more about a program at Brighton Park Elementary to support the unique needs of migrant students.

Video: Mayor Adams and UFT Announce Tentative Contract, June 13, 2023 Text of the new proposed UFT contract and  Memorandum of Agreement Amy Zimmer and Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, NYC teachers union and Adams administration reach tentative deal on 5-year contract , June 13, 2023Leonie Haimson, Department of Education Fails to Plan for Mandatory Class Size Reduction, Gotham Gazette, June 12, 2023; UFT on the capital plan cuts Class Size Matters chart with Capital plan cuts by school district and Initial School Galaxy budgets for next year compared to their total Galaxy budgets this year Sample letter to City Council: Do not allow DOE to cut school budgets and the capital plan once again 

This is the second of two bonus episodes recorded live at the Queens Public Library on December 15, 2022. After interviewing New York City Schools Chancellor David C. Banks, Mark and Max reflected on the Chancellor's remarks and took questions about the making of School Colors, why they chose District 28, and what they learned.This event was co-produced with The CITY and Chalkbeat New York, and moderated by Chalkbeat's Reema Amin.

This is the first of two bonus episodes recorded live at the Queens Public Library on December 15, 2022. Mark and Max interviewed New York City Schools Chancellor David C. Banks. Banks was appointed by Mayor Eric Adams and is just finishing his first year on the job.The previous leadership of the NYC DOE had supported diversity planning processes in five school districts across the city, including District 28, the subject of School Colors Season 2. Once Covid-19 hit New York, these diversity plans fizzled out, but they were never officially cancelled. So we started by asking Chancellor Banks if he thought diversity planning would ever come back — and if not, why not?This event was co-produced with The CITY and Chalkbeat New York, and moderated by Chalkbeat's Reema Amin.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat reporter for NYC Public schools, explores the wedge issues related to schools in the New York governor's race between Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin and the Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul. →"Where do Hochul and Zeldin stand on education?" (Chalkbeat New York, 10/4/22)

WNYC/Gothamist senior political reporter Brigid Bergin hosts a conversation about how parents' politics are shaped around their kids' futures. Rep. Tom Malinowski On Schools, Parents And The Direction Of The CountryFirst, what has an incumbent Democrat in New Jersey heard from parents about their policy priorities in schools, and beyond? U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D, NJ-7) discusses the politics of educating our kids, and the political landscape they'll inherit from the generation before them. Reporters Roundtable And Parent CallsAfter that conversation, we open the phones for parents to discuss their concerns about their kids' futures, and how that translates into political action, whether by activism, or at the ballot box. Plus, Chalkbeat reporter for NYC Public schools Reema Amin, and Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show and of the new podcast "Dead End: A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery, bring their reporting and analysis from the politics and schools beats. [Begins at 17:51] Visit The People's Guide To Power for more information and episodes.  

Sept. 2, 2022 - Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin highlights the disconnect between New York's unmatched level of spending on public education and our middle-of-the-pack performance on national tests.

Sept. 2, 2022 - Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin highlights the disconnect between New York's unmatched level of spending on public education and our middle-of-the-pack performance on national tests.

Sept. 2, 2022 - Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin highlights the disconnect between New York's unmatched level of spending on public education and our middle-of-the-pack performance on national tests.

Maria and Julio are joined by Reema Amin, reporter for Chalkbeat New York, and Antonia Hylton, correspondent for NBC News and co-host of the Southlake podcast, for a conversation about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students. They also get into the conservative-led movement to ban books and bar classroom discussions around what they perceive as critical race theory.  ITT Staff Picks: “The decline in mental health among teenagers was intensified by the Covid pandemic but predated it, spanning racial and ethnic groups, urban and rural areas and the socioeconomic divide,” writes Matt Richtel for The New York Times. This report for Five Thirty Eight gets into how anti-critical race theory bills are impacting teachers across the country, including reprimands and firings.  For NBC News, Matt Lavietes and Elliott Ramos report on the record number of anti-LGBTQ bills that have been proposed at state legislatures just this year.  Photo credit: AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File

March 8, 2022 - With control of New York City's public schools up for grabs this summer, we checked in with Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin to discuss how mayoral control of the school system works and learn about the debate over extending the mayor's role for another four years.

WCBS' Lynda Lopez takes a deep dive into the New York City school delays with Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin, covering City Hall, and WCBS reporter Marla Diamond who spoke with emotional families and teachers throughout the week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chalkbeat reporter Reema Amin has more on what schools could look like in the fall.

The debate around the specialized high school admissions test in New York City only reflects a greater issue about inclusion and diversity in schools nationwide. Maria and Julio are joined by Reema Amin, reporter at Chalkbeat NY, and Maria Bautista, campaigns director at the Alliance for Quality Education, to discuss how schools are leaving out POC students and the role access plays in education.ITT Staff Picks:Read Reema Amin’s reporting on the lobbying groups working to keep the SHSAT in New York City schools, via Chalkbeat.The New York Times breaks down why schools are still segregated in 2019.This piece on how economic and academic segregation occurs on the inside, within the same schools, via The Atlantic. This episode was mixed by Jeanne Montalvo. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's UCOMM Live with Kris LaGrange, we talk to CWA's Jimmy Ryan from Delaware about lighting a fire under the Democrats ass and getting back to their roots with audio supporting this from activist Bobby Holst in NYC. We also have audio from outside of Fox News, where average folks on the street let us know their opinions on the Fake News giant. We read the text of the anonymous op-ed from a "Senior Trump Official" on Donald being unfit and try to figure out who wrote it and we interview Reema Amin from the Tidewater Media Guild about their new video and why they're organizing in their newsroom in Right to Work Virginia.

The governor called a special session in the legislature to redraw Virginia's political districts. How will this affect the balance of power in the state? Quentin Kidd, director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University, will help us analyze the situation, along with Daily Press reporter Reema Amin.

Cities with some of the highest eviction rates in the country are in Hampton Roads. But the state passed a law to make this process happen faster. What's going on? We'll talk to Christie Marra of the Virginia Poverty Law Center and Daily Press reporter Reema Amin about the issues behind the phenomenon. Then Dr. Jane Glasgow, director of Minus 9 to 5, will tell us about her fight to make sure kids are healthy, thriving and ready to learn by the time they arrive at kindergarten. We'll also check in with Mal Vincent to find out what's going on this week in Mal's World.