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Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King testifying before a GOP-led U.S. House Committee regarding district gender and sexuality policies.
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CPS CEO Faces Questions on Gender, Sexuality Policies

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King faced a GOP-led U.

Hannah Pierce·June 13, 2026
Diverse community members actively participating in a local meeting, symbolizing the power of local input over distant, centralized government decisions.
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Top-Down Reorganizations Fail Communities; Local Input Is The Only Fix

When decisions about our national forests and local services are made in distant capital buildings, the results are often costly and ineffective. Here's why local community input is the only way forward.

Derek Molina·April 5, 2026