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Here’s What Brought Some Immigrant Voters to the Polls — and the Challenges They Faced on Election Day EducationImmigration PolicyTop Stories

Here’s What Brought Some Immigrant Voters to the Polls — and the Challenges They Faced on Election Day

Borderless spoke with some immigrant voters on what motivates them to cast their ballot on Election Day despite facing paper ballot shortages at some polling locations.
November 3, 2026
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Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 7b, Southwest Side EducationLatest

Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 7b, Southwest Side

Read in Spanish. Read in Chinese. This story was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with Chalkbeat Chicago’s newsletter, WBEZ and the Sun-Times’ education newsletter, and Block Club Chicago’s newsletters. Two Latinas with backgrounds in public service are vying to represent a slice of the Southwest Side that has one of the highest shares of schools with the state’s top two performance designations. Incumbent Yesenia Lopez was elected to the school board in 2024 with the backing of the Chicago Teachers Union and…
November 2, 2026
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Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 7a, Southwest Side EducationLatest

Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 7a, Southwest Side

Read in Spanish. This story was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with Chalkbeat Chicago’s newsletter, WBEZ and the Sun-Times’ education newsletter, and Block Club Chicago’s newsletters. In this majority Latino district, a longtime pastor and activist who fought against overcrowded schools in Pilsen and was appointed to the school board by the mayor in 2024 is facing a younger challenger and Chicago Public Schools graduate who worked for a nonprofit after-school program for the past six years. Incumbent board member Emma Lozano…
October 30, 2026
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Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3a, Logan Square, Albany Park EducationLatest

Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3a, Logan Square, Albany Park

Read in Spanish. This story was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with Chalkbeat Chicago’s newsletter, WBEZ and the Sun-Times’ education newsletter, and Block Club Chicago’s newsletters. A newcomer building a coalition of support from private donors and charter school advocates is challenging a longtime community activist with ties to the Chicago Teachers Union and Northwest Side elected officials in the race to represent District 3a. Incumbent Norma Rios Sierra, a Logan Square organizer appointed to the school board in 2024 by Mayor…
October 28, 2026
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Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 1b, Northwest Side EducationLatest

Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 1b, Northwest Side

Read in Spanish. This story was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with Chalkbeat Chicago’s newsletter, WBEZ and the Sun-Times’ education newsletter, and Block Club Chicago’s newsletters. The two women vying to represent Chicago’s Northwest Side are no strangers to politics — one ran for school board in 2024 and the other has run campaigns or worked for other elected officials for more than 15 years. Michelle Pierre lost by a thin margin in 2024, which was her first time running for office…
October 27, 2026
Chicago Board of Education candidates Carlos A. Rivas Jr. (left) and Jason Dones (right) are seen in separate photos.Akilah Townsend for Chalkbeat
Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3b, Humboldt Park, Hermosa EducationLatest

Chicago School Board Election 2026: The race in District 3b, Humboldt Park, Hermosa

Read in Spanish. This story was reported and published in collaboration with WBEZ, the Chicago Sun-Times, and Block Club Chicago, a nonprofit newsroom covering Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods. Stay informed with Chalkbeat Chicago’s newsletter, WBEZ and the Sun-Times’ education newsletter, and Block Club Chicago’s newsletters. Two men who both grew up in Humboldt Park, graduated from selective enrollment Chicago public high schools, and became teachers through Teach for America are facing off — again — in the race to represent a district that spans from West Town to Belmont Cragin. Both candidates identify as progressives. Incumbent board member Carlos Rivas Jr.…
October 20, 2026
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Immigrant Adult Learners Face Uncertainty as Proposed Budget Cuts Threaten English Language Programs EducationImmigration PolicyLatest

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