State Education Reporter, Chalkbeat Chicago
Samantha Smylie is a reporter for Chalkbeat Chicago, focusing on state education news in Illinois, particularly in the city of Chicago. Their reporting covers a range of topics including education policy, teacher training, school budgets, and educational equity. Samantha's work has also been featured in Crain's Chicago Business and The TRiiBE.
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By: Samantha Smylie, Reema Amin
Chicago Public Schools’ high school class of 2023 had a graduation rate of 85% and a 63% college enrollment rate, according to a new report by the To&Through Project and The University of Chicago’s Consortium on School Research.
By: Reema Amin, Samantha Smylie
The joint report from the To&Through Project and the University of Chicago's Consortium on School Research highlights the need to look at disparities among race/ethnicity, gender, English learners, and students with disabilities.
By: Samantha Smylie
Illinois kindergarten readiness can predict how students will do in third grade, says new report from the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative
By: Samantha Smylie
The Illinois State Board of Education's 2024 report card is out. The state's public school students between 3-8th grade have seen reading scores exceed pre-pandemic levels, but math is still lagging.
By: Samantha Smylie
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By: Mila Koumpilova, Samantha Smylie, Becky Vevea, Reema Amin Chalkbeat
For the first time, Chicagoans will elect members of the city's school board on Nov. 5, 2024.
By: Samantha Smylie, Mila Koumpilova, Becky Vevea, Reema Amin
Five independent or pro-school choice candidates took early leads in Chicago's first school board elections , while two teachers union-backed
By: Samantha Smylie, Mila Koumpilova, Reema Amin, Becky Vevea
Ten seats representing 10 districts across the city were contested in the election. The winners will join 11 other members appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Illinois closed a two-year investigation into Chicago’s use of restraint and timeout in schools in September. Chicago was placed under investigation for not training staff on restraint and timeout practices and not notifying parents when their child was restrained or placed in timeout.
By: Samantha Smylie
The state board started an investigation into Chicago Public Schools in the fall of 2022, saying the district was putting students at risk by not training staff on proper restraint and timeout practices.
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