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Immigrant Adult Learners Face Uncertainty as Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten English Language Programs EducationFeaturedImmigration Policy

Immigrant Adult Learners Face Uncertainty as Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten English Language Programs

Some adult education providers say the Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts for next year could limit GED and job-training programs that help thousands of immigrants secure work and support their families.
July 28, 2026
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Shaped by Her Immigrant Family, This Principal’s Mission is to Empower Multilingual Students in the Southwest Side EducationTrending

Shaped by Her Immigrant Family, This Principal’s Mission is to Empower Multilingual Students in the Southwest Side

While growing up in Little Village, Berenice Salas developed an early passion for linguistics and heritage that would eventually guide her career as an educator.
September 9, 2025
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker Condemns Trump’s Threats of Deploying National Guard to Chicago EducationOrganizingTrending

Gov. J.B. Pritzker Condemns Trump’s Threats of Deploying National Guard to Chicago

The federal government has previously used the National Guard dozens of times for conflicts, and hundreds more for local crises and national emergencies. Illinois leaders say Trump’s plans to deploy the National Guard to Chicago are “unwarranted.”
August 29, 2025
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Lost in translation: Migrant kids struggle in segregated Chicago schools EducationImmigration Policy

Lost in translation: Migrant kids struggle in segregated Chicago schools

Two years after busloads of migrant children began arriving in Chicago, many have landed in schools where most don’t speak Spanish. Custodians and kindergarten teachers are taking on the role of translator, but students are still falling behind.
and May 21, 2024
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Bullying, Fights And A Mental Health Crisis: Marine Leadership Academy In Turmoil After Sex Abuse Scandal, Parents Say EducationEnvironment and Health

Bullying, Fights And A Mental Health Crisis: Marine Leadership Academy In Turmoil After Sex Abuse Scandal, Parents Say

On the heels of a wide-ranging sexual abuse scandal, parents of Marine Leadership Academy students say the school is in a state of chaos with widespread fights, bullying, drug and alcohol use and mental health struggles.
April 3, 2023
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Midwestern community colleges work to lure, and keep, students struggling with poverty and other barriers EducationInvestigation

Midwestern community colleges work to lure, and keep, students struggling with poverty and other barriers

From free tuition to food pantries, two-year colleges try to counteract plunging enrollments with new programs to make college more affordable and accessible
, , and December 21, 2021
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Estudiantes inmigrantes de universidades comunitarias batallan encontrando apoyo durante el COVID EducationImmigration Policy

Estudiantes inmigrantes de universidades comunitarias batallan encontrando apoyo durante el COVID

Todos los martes y jueves a las 10:30 a.m. Lien Tang se toma un descanso de su trabajo de atención domiciliaria en Evanston y centra su atención en su clase de inglés en línea. Para entonces, ya se perdió las primeras dos horas del curso que toma en un colegio comunitario local. Si Tang, de 40 años, tiene suerte, su descanso se alinea perfectamente con su turno para leer en voz alta a la clase. Si el profesor la llama en cualquier otro momento, pierde la oportunidad de participar. Read in English “En persona es mejor porque vas, necesitas sentarte…
December 21, 2021