The Chicago Teachers Union’s criticism of CPS’ evaluation system is misleading. The system is designed to help teachers improve.
Paul Vallas: The decline in Black teachers has nothing to do with CPS’ evaluation system
Category: Commentary
Daniel DePetris: Signalgate is distracting us from more serious issues in Yemen
Americans should be scrutinizing whether an extensive U.S. strike campaign in Yemen will actually work.
Police district councilors: Enforcement of parking violations shouldn’t fall on CPD
Do we really want overburdened officers spending their already stretched time answering 100,000 calls a year for parking?
Michael Miklaucic: The West is losing the cognitive war with Russia and China
Russia and China wage cognitive warfare relentlessly and with ever greater skill and effectiveness.
Carter Popkin: What’s at stake in the Fulbright funding crisis
The impact of a Fulbright grant extends far beyond individual participants. Each grantee serves as a cultural ambassador.
Mike Woodruff: Famous atheist’s pivot doesn’t surprise me as a pastor
Richard Dawkins isn’t embracing faith, but instead acknowledges that much of what’s right about the West depends upon a flourishing church.
David Greising: A better way to achieve ethics reform in Chicago
A city charter could reboot the rules by which a city is governed — which in corruption-ridden Chicago, could be a welcome change.
Rep. Maurice West and Arne Duncan: Illinois must invest in housing support for people exiting prison
Far too many people fail to reenter society after prison because they lack a safe place to sleep and an address to put on an application.
Willie Wilson: Where do Black Americans go from here?
The cuts to federal government jobs coupled with gutting of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could harm Black and brown Americans.
Bilal Bilici: Arrest of Istanbul mayor confirms Turkey is falling into authoritarianism
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu demands immediate and coordinated international condemnation.