Kids First Chicago
Coverage of Kids First Chicago in the Nexus archive.
- More than $1.6 million raised in Chicago school board election, as contribution caps are lifted in race for board president
Over $1.6 million has been raised in Chicago school board election campaigns since October, with contribution caps lifted for the board president race. Key candidates include Victor Hendorson, Hilario Dominguez, Jessica Biggs, Jennifer Custer, and Sendhil Revuluri, as Chicago prepares for its first fully elected school board in November.
- Chicago’s School Board Is Supposed To Have A Noncitizen Advisory Board. It Still Doesn’t Exist
Chicago's mayor has not created a noncitizen advisory board for the school board, as mandated by state law, despite 18 months passing since the first elected members were seated. The advisory panel, intended to give noncitizen families a voice in school board matters, remains unestablished ahead of the November school board elections.
- Chicago’s school board is supposed to have a noncitizen advisory board. It still doesn’t exist.
Chicago’s school board lacks a required noncitizen advisory panel 18 months after its first elected members were seated. State law mandates the mayor create the board to include noncitizen perspectives, but no timeline or guidelines exist, and the mayor’s office has not finalized an application process. The advisory board’s absence is concerning for parents and advocacy groups ahead of November’s school board elections.