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@WBEZeducation editor. Former national education reporter @Chalkbeat and @FellowsSpencer. Hablo español. Story ideas? 📩 kbelsha@chicagopublicmedia.org

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Mayor makes a last appointment to Chicago school board, choosing leader on school integration plan Original

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By Kalyn Belsha Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
Connie Anderson will fill a vacancy on Chicago’s school board representing the city’s Far South Side, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office announced Wednesday. That means Anderson will get to serve for a few months in the seat she’s seeking in November, when Chicagoans will vote for all 21 members of the school board for the first time. She’s still facing a challenge to her candidacy, which will likely be decided by mid-August. There is one other candidate in that race and one expected write-in.
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Supreme Court says states can ban trans girls from playing women's sports

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By Kalyn Belsha Verified
| WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL) Verified
States can block transgender athletes from playing on teams that match their gender identity, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision on Tuesday. The closely watched decision upheld state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that prohibit trans girls and young women from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams at publicly funded schools. The justices ruled they must play on teams that match their gender assigned at birth.
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Northwestern names head of Purdue as next president Original

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By Kalyn Belsha Verified
| Chicago Sun-Times Verified
Northwestern University has named Mung Chiang, the current head of Purdue University, as its next leader. Chiang, a first-generation immigrant from China, will be Northwestern’s first Asian American president. Northwestern has been without a permanent leader since September, when former president Michael Schill resigned in the wake of a grilling before Congress over his handling of antisemitism, student protests and layoffs at the university.
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