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Jessica Biggs pledges diverse coalition as school board president, touting education experience
Read more: Jessica Biggs pledges diverse coalition as school board president, touting education experienceSchool board presidential candidate Jessica Biggs spoke with Editor-in-Chief Steven Jiang on a wide range of issues affecting Chicago Public Schools and the Payton community.
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Changing of the guard: Payton dethroned from Illinois’s no. 1 high school
Read more: Changing of the guard: Payton dethroned from Illinois’s no. 1 high schoolStaff writer Vaughn Thompson breaks down the factors that have led to Payton’s drop in the US News rankings.
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Payton’s school board representative Anusha Thotakura appeals for second term, defending controversial budget vote
Read more: Payton’s school board representative Anusha Thotakura appeals for second term, defending controversial budget voteIn an interview with Editor-in-Chief Steven Jiang, Thotakura shared her stances on key issues relevant to Chicago’s students, parents and teachers.
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The sleep deficit: How late-night studying, caffeine consumption and early school start times impact students
Read more: The sleep deficit: How late-night studying, caffeine consumption and early school start times impact studentsStaff Writer Calliope Wall makes the case for a later school start time for the sake of students’ well-being.
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Victor Henderson promises independence as school board president, attacking “political agendas” in CPS
Read more: Victor Henderson promises independence as school board president, attacking “political agendas” in CPSBy Steven Jiang, Editor-in-Chief In a bitter three-way race for president of the Chicago Board of Education, Victor Henderson embraces his outsider status. The 65-year-old…
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Editorial: The truth about Payton’s #2 ranking
Read more: Editorial: The truth about Payton’s #2 rankingThe Editorial Board argues that Payton drop to a #2 ranking in the state of Illinois is a talking point for all the wrong reasons.
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The pandemic that triggered the epidemic of myopia: Why declining eyesight is CPS’ biggest student health problem
Read more: The pandemic that triggered the epidemic of myopia: Why declining eyesight is CPS’ biggest student health problemStaff writer Madina Bakhodirjonova analyzes the links between the COVID-19 pandemic and the eye condition myopia, as well as the implications of the condition itself.
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Ranking all CPS school lunch entrees, from worst to best
Read more: Ranking all CPS school lunch entrees, from worst to bestOpinions editor Steven Jiang reviews the CPS school lunch food.
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After the Whitney Young gun incident, we must increase security at Payton
Read more: After the Whitney Young gun incident, we must increase security at PaytonThe gun incident at Whitney illustrates why Payton must improve its own security system, writes Opinions Editor Steven Jiang.
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Payton’s Scholastic Bowl Updates
Read more: Payton’s Scholastic Bowl UpdatesBy Mia Mathew, Staff Writer Payton’s Scholastic Bowl has had a successful year so far. Scholastic Bowl is an academic competition where students strive to…
