Chicago Public Schools saw enrollment numbers stabilize for the first time in a decade, but a big problem that CPS is facing is getting the students to attend classes. With enrollment numbers staying the same, a big reason why may be because of the influx of non-English speaking students joining classrooms.
WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore is joined by Dr. Judith Allen & Shipra Panicker from Communities in Schools of Chicago to discuss attendance issues, the asylum-seeking children being enrolled in CPS classes, the challenges CPS continue to face & much more.
Dr. Judith Allen is the Chief Operating Officer of Communities in Schools of Chicago.
Shipra Panicker is the Senior Director of Intensive Student Supports of Communities in Schools of Chicago.
On March 19th, Cook County will be voting in a new State's Attorney as incumbent Kim Foxx will not be running again. On this week's episode of At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with one of the two democrats who are running for the position: Eileen Burke
On March 19th, Cook County will be voting in a new State's Attorney as incumbent Kim Foxx will not be running again. On this week's episode of At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore speaks with one of the two democrats who are running for the position: Clayton Harris III.
On this week's episode of At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore shines a spotlight on the primary race for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk. Conversations with the incumbent Clerk Iris Martinez & Mariyana Sypropoulos, the commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District are spotlighted as the Primary Race heats up.
On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore chats with the former mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, about her time at Harvard after being mayor, plans to help Chicago neighborhoods and much more!
On this week's At Issue, WBBM Poliitical Editor Craig Dellimore talks with the Executive Vice President of the Obama Foundation, Michael Strautmanis, to talk about the programs within the foundation, its goal to develop future leaders, the Obama Center & more.
On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore meets with Sarah Moskowitz & Alderman Gilbert Villegas to discuss the pros & cons of the Clean and Affordable Buildings Ordinance and how it will affect residents of Chicago.
Sarah Moskowitz is the Executive Director of the Citizens Utilities Board
& Gilbert Villegas is the alderman of the 36th Ward in Chicago.
On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down in studio with U.S Ambassador to Japan & former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel to discuss his current position, the Chicago Star program and more.
On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with Dr. Sharon Welbel and Dr. Whitney Lyn, from the Cook County Health and Hospitals System, to get their insight into the rise of Covid cases.
On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore sits down with (relatively) new leader of the Chicago Workforce Partnership, George Wright, about what the organization does, job training, careers within Chicago and more.
Over the past year, there have been many developments over the migrant crisis within the city. On this week's At Issue, WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore talks with Cristina Pacione-Zayas, Mayor Brandon Johnson's Deputy Chief of Staff, to discuss all of the moving parts behind Chicago's involvement in the migrant crisis, the aiding of the migrants (or lack thereof) and more.
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