Chicago Teachers Union president, advocates plead for federal funding to strengthen bilingual education for migrant students

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools teachers and student advocates are pleading for federal funding to assist city schools overwhelmed by an influx of migrant students with bilingual education needs. Migrant students across the CPS system are struggling to learn in classrooms led in English, and many need help meeting basic material needs, such as winter clothing to wear in freezing temperatures, ...

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