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Cassie Walker Burke

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‘Adam should be alive today’: How Chicago teachers are talking about a 13-year-old’s killing

By Cassie Walker Burke, Mila Koumpilova, and 1 more April 21

Jackson says goal is to reopen Chicago schools full time — but when?

By Yana Kunichoff and Cassie Walker Burke April 19

Illinois will spend another $140 million to stabilize its daycares

By Cassie Walker Burke April 16

Read the tentative agreement that could govern Chicago’s high school reopening

By Cassie Walker Burke April 15

Union says Chicago high school teachers won’t report to school buildings Wednesday

By Cassie Walker Burke April 14

As 21-person elected school board bill gains momentum, calls grow in Chicago for another option

By Cassie Walker Burke March 25

Chicago schools’ No. 2 to lead Virginia’s second largest school district

By Cassie Walker Burke March 24

1 in 4 Chicago elementary and middle students came for in-person learning

By Cassie Walker Burke and Yana Kunichoff March 19

How should Illinois spend its share of another $5.1 billion in federal stimulus funding for schools? Tell us.

By Caroline Bauman and Cassie Walker Burke March 18

Five Illinois educators on a year of disrupted learning — and what students need now

By Cassie Walker Burke March 17