Sarah Karp is an Education Reporter at WBEZ. With over 15 years of experience, she has focused on public education, school administration, and special needs advocacy, covering a range of topics related to the education system and family issues. Karp's work has been featured in notable outlets such as the Chicago Sun-Times, NPR, and Chalkbeat.
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Chicago Public Schools had planned to furlough staff for five days to save money in the upcoming school year.
By: Sarah Karp
A WBEZ analysis shows high schools that enroll mostly Latino students are losing 7% of their classroom teachers, the most pronounced loss under Chicago Public Schools’ proposed budget. The school board is scheduled to vote on the spending plan Thursday.
By: Sarah Karp, Emmanuel Camarillo
In a shocking move, a majority of school board members rejected the school district’s spending plan that would have made deep cuts to classrooms to close a deficit, and instead approved a budget that counts on the state to provide extra funding.
By: Sarah Karp, Cam Rodriguez
Un análisis de WBEZ muestra que las escuelas secundarias con mayoría de estudiantes latinos perderían el 7% de sus maestros en el salón de clases, lo
By: Emmanuel Camarillo
After the Chicago School Board approved a budget that would reverse deep staffing cuts, Chicago Public Schools said it might not be able to get a short-term loan to make payroll.
By: Sarah Karp
The news will immediately bolster growing calls for the state to give the city’s school district more money. CPS faced a $732 million deficit this year, and just last week, the school board approved a budget that included hundreds of staff cuts in central office and classrooms.
By: Dan Mihalopoulos
Aspira Inc. of Illinois got $27 million from the state to build a modern school just 11 years ago.
By: Sarah Karp
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, who grilled Supt. Macquline King at a hearing in June, is asking the school district to provide reams of documents, including any complaints about gender support plans and evidence of how the district is complying with recent Supreme Court rulings.
By: Sarah Karp
Last year, the U.S. Department of Education rescinded millions of dollars meant to support magnet schools in Chicago Public Schools, saying the district had violated federal law with its policies that support Black and transgender students. After a lawsuit and settlement, CPS will get the money…
By: Sarah Karp
The nonprofit said it would put money from the sale of its former charter school built with $27 million in state grants into an account it cannot access until a judge decides its fate. Previously, Aspira had planned to use some of the proceeds for its own operations.
