Filtered K1C Perspectives

What's Going On With CPS's Budget?

By Hal Woods | June 10, 2025

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.

K1C Perspectives

Investigation into CPS Black Student Success Plan Misses the Mark on Defending Civil Rights

By Daniel Anello | May 12, 2025

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.

K1C Perspectives

Statement and Analysis of Baker Tilly Report on CPS Funding Options

By Kids First Chicago | March 18, 2025

Kids First Chicago comments on new Baker Tilly report, commissioned by the Chicago Board of Education to review CPS obligations and funding options.

K1C Perspectives, Policy Priorities

Statement from Kids First Chicago Condemning Actions to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education

By Daniel Anello | March 12, 2025

Kids First Chicago joins colleagues nationwide in condemning the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education.

K1C Perspectives

Stakeholders: The new Chicago Board of Education must take ownership of CPS

By Daniel Anello, Janice K. Jackson, Beth Swanson, Sendhil Revuluri | February 17, 2025

Published originally in the Chicago Tribune on February 17, 2025.

K1C Perspectives

Mayor Johnson, non-citizen parents need a chance to advocate for their kids in CPS

By Jessica Cañas | February 3, 2025

Published originally in the Chicago Sun-Times on February 2, 2025.

K1C Perspectives, Policy Priorities

Statements from Kids First Chicago & Kids First Chicago Parent Advisory Board on Special CPS Board Meeting

By K1C Parent Advisory Board, Kids First Chicago Team | December 19, 2024

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.

Our Voices, K1C Perspectives

Kids First Chicago Reacts to November Election Results

By Kids First Chicago Team | November 8, 2024

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.

K1C Perspectives

CPS board can quash mayor's September coup attempt

By Hal Woods | September 23, 2024

Published originally in Crain's Chicago Business Opinion section on September 23, 2024.

K1C Perspectives

Property Tax Circuit Breakers Work

By Hal Woods, Tierra Pearson | September 9, 2024

Published originally in the Chicago Sun-Times Letters to the Editor on September 7, 2024.

K1C Perspectives

“It’s Easier To Get Beyonce Tickets”: The Frustrating Waiting Game of Securing a Speaker Slot at CPS Board Meetings

By Victory Nwabufo, Kids First Chicago Team | August 30, 2024

Victory Nwabufo and K1C’s Community Engagement Team shed light on the unreliable process of securing speaker slots at CPS Board of Education meetings.

K1C Perspectives

How to Confront Chicago Public Schools’ Financial Freefall

By Hal Woods, Chris Poulos, Micaelan Gasperich | July 31, 2024

Published originally in the Chicago Tribune Opinion Section on July 30, 2024.

K1C Perspectives, Policy Priorities