Filtered K1C Perspectives
What's Going On With CPS's Budget?
K1C breaks down what families need to know about the CPS budget for School Year 2025-26, including the latest on the district’s projected deficit and what it could mean for individual school budgets moving forward.
Investigation into CPS Black Student Success Plan Misses the Mark on Defending Civil Rights
K1C's Daniel Anello speaks out on the recent investigation into CPS's Black Student Success Plan, calling attention to how these types of investigations are a waste of taxpayer resources, questionable in their origin, and unjust in their implications.
Statement and Analysis of Baker Tilly Report on CPS Funding Options
Kids First Chicago comments on new Baker Tilly report, commissioned by the Chicago Board of Education to review CPS obligations and funding options.
Statement from Kids First Chicago Condemning Actions to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education
Kids First Chicago joins colleagues nationwide in condemning the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.
Stakeholders: The new Chicago Board of Education must take ownership of CPS
Published originally in the Chicago Tribune on February 17, 2025.
Mayor Johnson, non-citizen parents need a chance to advocate for their kids in CPS
Published originally in the Chicago Sun-Times on February 2, 2025.
Statements from Kids First Chicago & Kids First Chicago Parent Advisory Board on Special CPS Board Meeting
Kids First Chicago and its Parent Advisory Board offer statements on the Board of Education's special session, called with just two days' notice on the brink of the CPS Winter Break.
Kids First Chicago Reacts to November Election Results
Kids First Chicago team issues statement in response to the November Elections, offering solidarity to families scared by the outcome and pushing for a more inclusive democracy locally.
CPS board can quash mayor's September coup attempt
Published originally in Crain's Chicago Business Opinion section on September 23, 2024.
Property Tax Circuit Breakers Work
Published originally in the Chicago Sun-Times Letters to the Editor on September 7, 2024.
“It’s Easier To Get Beyonce Tickets”: The Frustrating Waiting Game of Securing a Speaker Slot at CPS Board Meetings
Victory Nwabufo and K1C’s Community Engagement Team shed light on the unreliable process of securing speaker slots at CPS Board of Education meetings.
How to Confront Chicago Public Schools’ Financial Freefall
Published originally in the Chicago Tribune Opinion Section on July 30, 2024.