Clerk Valencia hosts over 50 CPS students for Next Gen City Council bit.ly/NextGenCityCou…

At this week's Superintendent Academy, #EdLeaders committed to taking action to improve postsecondary success for all. Thank you to the talented #EdLeaders who joined our Superintendent Academy session with Janice K. Jackson!

Congratulations to A Better Chicago board member Janice K. Jackson and Aimee Eubanks Davis, CEO of Braven, for their recent honors at the ASU+GSV Summit.

Jackson was named a 2024 Power of Women winner, and Davis was recognized as one of GSV Venture’s Innovators of Color for 2024.

Honored to host Lee Elementary scholars yesterday to learn about various job opportunities in a nonprofit organization.

“Students can’t be what they don’t see” is one of the messages that Nicole Turner and Principal Epstein instilled in the students yesterday. #LeadWithHope !

Ignorance is not bliss.
Lying to parents about how their children are doing academically is definitely the easier path, but it is always the wrong path.

Across the country, there is a massive disconnect between student performance and parents’ perceptions.
Who does that benefit?

Spring is Stunning in Chicago.

I’m already annoyed by this conversation because for years, WNBA players have fought for more money. And when they were outspoken, so many of y’all told them to shut up or reminded them how they had no value The NBA has had 50+ years of investment, media coverage, etc. After 27

🗞️🗞️🗞️University of Illinois: A special twist on UI's Moms Weekend: She's a student, too! 💙🧡
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The 2024 #ASUGSV Summit is starting off with a bang. It was great seeing old friends and making new ones.

.Angel Reese, meet Skytown

Skytown, meet Angel Reese

#Chronicabsenteeism is a problem in K-12 schools nationally. Districts spend a lot of human & fin resources intervening. I'd encouarge administrators to check out tools like allherek12, which leverages tech to reach, intervene & get students in school.
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One year ago today, Chicago was selected to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. We can’t wait to host Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Democrats from all across the nation in just 130 days!

Sign up to get involved with this historic event today: chicago2024.com/volunteer/

“California is in deep trouble.” Phil Hill onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/visualizing-… #FAFSA #highered (h/t Jill Barshay)

Financial-aid officers are frustrated at the many delays in the rollout of the new FAFSA. So they're taking matters into their own hands, gathering in a virtual community to check the government’s math — and noting things that don’t add up. chroni.cl/3TEiy9N

Never forget

Wrapping up #WomenHistoryMonth by sending a massive congratulations to LaTanya D. McDade, Ed.D., superintendent of PWCS in Virginia, for being recognized as Region IV Superintendent of the Year! Read more: bit.ly/49mgLMu

A new Women Leading Ed survey finds that 60% of women leaders think about quitting due to stress, and of those, three quarters have those thoughts daily, weekly or monthly. Linda Jacobson reports buff.ly/4a1J97O

College seniors are facing tough competition for jobs after graduation. Here's what it takes. on.wsj.com/49oij8Z on.wsj.com/49oij8Z

“If we pushed the button today, and everybody had to attend their neighborhood school … Black kids would benefit the least,” Janice K. Jackson told Linda Jacobson about a CPS - Chicago Public Schools plan to limit school choice buff.ly/3TqY6sP

Superintendent Academy helps school district leaders create a culture that empowers others to lead. Today, postsecondary trailblazers Janice K. Jackson and Greg Darnieder reflected on their leadership journey and how they transformed outcomes for students. 🦋 #BeliefBringsChange