CPS Parent @ParentCps
Parent to two children in a neighborhood school. Not part of a school system, teachers' union, charter, Sacks, or anything, really. Joined October 2019-
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More evidence of how teacher prep programs are a huge problem in education: "A new report from the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) contends that the state’s stagnant reading scores and ongoing teacher shortage stem from the same root problem: inconsistent preparation of new teachers in how to teach reading." Link below.
Candidates for school board should read this.
Greg Ashman explains a common problem: teachers claim they already use "explicit teaching" (direct instruction with clear explanations and guided practice), but they're actually doing something quite different. He shares how he thought he was teaching effectively but changed
@neetu_arnold @ManhattanInst It's cool but many will be too stupid to understand it. Class rank (17/313) would accomplish much of the same goal, effectively adjusting for different grade inflation across schools.
@xianb8 @JimmDispensa I like both your ideas. Has anyone outside of Twitter proposed or even suggested cps consider any idea w respect to closing schools? Third Rail?
@richsday @CTULocal1 Good thread and points about CTU having some facts wrong. I suspect their messaging will be simply: "Candidate X will close your school."
@ILSchoolNet @JoeFergChicago is right but it's disappointing that the only suggested cut is to close schools. I agree some schools need to close but I wish he found other cuts. Or @JoeFergChicago did you have other cuts in an earlier draft but couldn't fit them in because of word count max?
@leoniehaimson It's wrong now and it was wrong in 2024 too, would you agree? "The Chicago Teachers Union was behind many of the challenges in 2024."
@IllinoisRecord @reemadamin election attorneys have ethics?
@BoardRuleChi sadly I don't think our board talks academics too often.
Some school boards discuss academics every time they meet and has staff update them on data and plans. Meanwhile, some boards never do... until it's election time. Instead its crisis, politics, and other weapons of mass distraction... with some budget work mixed in.
Closing a School? Don't Expect to Save Money, a New Study Warns edweek.org/leadership/clo…
Show me a student-centered classroom and I’ll show you the 3 to 4 students it’s centered around.
Find school board members that'll focus on student learning. Not ones who just want a stepping stone to launch their political career.
Good accurate reporting.
From me and @BoardRuleChi: Petition challenges could leave many voters with just one choice on the ballot in Chicago's school board races this year. In 2024, CTU was behind many challenges. This year it's Urban Center, a pro-school choice organization. chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/0…
School board member Carlos Rivas's op-ed in today's @chicagotribune (gift link). chicagotribune.com/2026/06/11/sch…
@nonstopbutterc1 @therealgosman @CTULocal1 you're referring to the teacher who CPS tried to fire but was overruled by board, right? If so, Biggs did not vote with the board members who overruled the firing of the teacher (in other words, she wanted the teacher fired).
Teacher with history of disciplinary issues pushes a 3rd grader. CPS understandably tries to fire. @CTULocal1 objects and their shameless allies overturn the firing of the teacher. Bookmark this next time Stacy Davis Gates or Brandon Johnson say they care about students.
In unusual move, Chicago school board reinstates teacher accused of pushing student chicagotribune.com/2026/06/05/chi…
@nonstopbutterc1 @therealgosman @CTULocal1 what are you talking about?
From a good candidate for Chicago School Board President.
Parents expect their kids to be safe and treated with dignity and respect in school. Any effort to make the system more fair needs to start from this simple fact: No one who harms a child belongs in a school.
@Nickoval18 @Isaiah4CPS A couple thoughts: 1) They had to focus on petitions in May. I'd give them a month to build up some priorities and positions on their web site 2) Sadly, based on 2024 results, you are in the minority. The candidates with robust web presences, as I recall, did quite poorly.
My newest follower @Isaiah4CPS is running for school board against "incumbent" Anusha Thotakura, who was rejected by voters in 2024 but was subsequently appointed by Mayor Johnson. Also in race: Brenda Lee Anderson. Not sure whether Brenda or Isaiah is the charters' choice.
@m9836785 @CTULocal1 and since majority of board of ed is in the pocket of CTU, the abusive teacher is no longer fired. 2/2
@m9836785 @CTULocal1 I don't know. From the article, it would seem that the teacher was afforded all union protection and processes and yet her behavior was so egregious and clearly documented that she was to be fired. But for some reason only board of ed can fire a teacher 1/2
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