Paul Vallas

How do we tackle the higher education problem in the U.S.? I'm referring to the student loan crisis that has resulted from higher education costs that have rapidly inflated. More...

With its ruling last week, the Illinois Supreme Court reaffirmed the SAFE-T Act as the law of the land. Proponents of the SAFE-T Act see it as an end to...

The police superintendent is the most consequential hire a new Chicago mayor can make. There is no greater responsibility than public safety, and the police budget constitutes the largest fiscal...

A significant reason the Chicago Police Department faces problems, a reason that is routinely ignored, is that internal politics drive promotions at the leadership level. That results in leaders who...

Last week, in response to another weekend of shootings, Mayor Brandon Johnson pushed back on critics of Chicago's violence, saying, "What I find disingenuous is, where were these individuals when...

Chalkbeat Chicago reports that Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2024 budget, just approved in Springfield, adds another $570 million in education funding, a 6.2% increase that brings annual K-12 funding to $10.3...

Now that Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston has been memorialized and laid to rest, we should reexamine the circumstances that contributed to her tragic loss. Chicago's public safety strategies remain...

Escalating grade inflation appears to be public schools' answer nationally to their increasingly worsening performance. This should be of particular concern given the recent reports that COVID-19 erased 20 years...

Earlier this month, city Chief Financial Officer Jennie Huang Bennett testified before the City Council special casino committee that she estimated the projected 2023 deficit to be $867 million. That...