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Fraudster who pretended to be Queen’s footman sentenced for eBay walking stick scam

Dru Marshall attempted to sell a walking stick he falsely claimed was used by the late monarch

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: How a TV drama is helping bring justice in the Post Office scandal

In today’s newsletter: Since Mr Bates v The Post Office aired on ITV, dozens of people affected have come forward to seek recompense for their ruined lives

The Guardian - UK

North suburban family lied to get into selective CPS schools, inspector general finds

Once it was time for high school, the family moved into the city but said they lived in a poorer area to boost their kids chances of getting into selective enrollment school

Chicago Sun-Times

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CPS reports thousands of computers missing — but rarely uses $3 million tracking system to find them

Some devices ultimately turned up but CPS’ inspector general blames the mess on a flawed system for recouping devices and tracking them.

Chicago Sun-Times

Christopher Kapessa death: mother tells inquest family faced racism after move to Wales

Inquest opens into death of 13-year-old black boy allegedly pushed into river in Ferndale in summer 2019

The Guardian - UK

Sutton care home workers jailed after inflicing 'horrific' abuse on vulnerable adults

Carers violently struck adults in care home for learning disabilities and mental illness

Evening Standard

Man jailed for shouting antisemitic slurs about Israel-Hamas conflict in east London

Diljan Akhtar, 51, was also sentenced for publicly shouting other racist slurs and making violent threats towards a police officer

Evening Standard

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Police hand over file on parliament researcher accused of ‘spying for China’

Scotland Yard probe into man who worked with MPs – and insists on innocence – handed to prosecutors

The Independent UK

Chicago Board of Ed wants cops out of public schools this fall, principals told

Removal of the “school resource officers” would align with Mayor Brandon’s Johnson’s vision, but detractors say local school councils should have final say on whether cops stay.

Chicago Sun-Times

Labour should make UK leader in wellbeing-informed policy, says peer

Call by economics of happiness expert Richard Layard comes as research agency set up under David Cameron is to be axed in Whitehall cuts

The Guardian - UK

Court Upholds $2.1M Libel Verdict Against Ex-Wife Who Accused Husband (a Minister) of Being a Pedophile

From today's decision by the Texas Court of Appeals (First District) in Zoanni v. Hogan, written by Justice Veronica Rivas-Molloy and joined by Chief Justice Terry Adams and Justice Julie Countiss; the opinion is 81 pages long, so I excerpt just the quick summary of the facts and the verdict:…

Reason

To report on the impact of Chicago’s mass school closings, we turned to neighborhood residents

While City Hall and Chicago Public Schools put roadblocks in the way of reporting for the Sun-Times and WBEZ series, people who lived near the closed schools opened up with their stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago could move away from school choice. Here’s what that means for parents and students.

Many selective enrollment and magnet schools were created to integrate schools, but Mayor Brandon Johnson says the system creates a ‘Hunger Games’ scenario.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson promised to stand up for Chicago Public Schools families. Instead, he’s shutting them out

The administration’s refusal to engage families in any public process has created distrust and is a far cry from the inclusive governance he talked about during his campaign, two nonprofit leaders write.

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The Guardian - UK

How leading the CPS changed Keir Starmer – while he changed it

The lawyer who joined as a socialist firebrand is proud of his record as head of the Crown Prosecution Service – though decisions under his tenure are fodder for opponents

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer was not told about dropping of Jimmy Savile case, say sources

Labour leader was unaware a prosecutor had closed case in 2009 despite being head of CPS, it has emerged

The Guardian - UK

Criminalising women is no way for the BBC to make up for funding freezes

Female viewers are being disproportionately targeted for not paying the licence fee. It’s got to stop

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson’s campaign fund has taken millions from unions with City Hall contracts

The campaign contributions are legal, but failed mayoral candidate Willie Wilson wants them banned in mayoral races. Ald. Gilbert Villegas wants to limit contributions to city officials from unions with city contracts.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Activists praise Board of Ed’s push toward neighborhood schools, away from school choice

Many parents, students and public education advocates have long said the choice system creates “haves” and “have-nots” and leaves children competing with one another for resources.

Texas Observer

Prosecutors Won’t Drop Charges Against Brownsville ISD Honor Student

Timothy Murray was put in solitary confinement after reporting Principal Myrta Garza for bullying.

Chicago Sun-Times

Afternoon Edition: New police union contract approved at tense City Council meeting

Plus: Plans for Thompson Center makeover, how the Chinatown Gateway became a Chicago icon and more.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brandon Johnson’s Board of Ed looks to move away from school choice, toward neighborhood schools

This would be a radical departure for a school system built around allowing parents to choose where their children attend. But it would be a welcome change for public education advocates.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former CPS teacher continued to sexually abuse students after suspension, suit alleges

Attorneys for two families say they were not notified that elementary teacher Andrew Castro had been removed from teaching in May 2021 over abuse allegations and that he continued abusing three boys outside school.

Chicago Sun-Times

Why many CPS students take 6 years to finish college

First-generation and low-income students often don’t feel like they belong on campus and face financial and other stress their peers likely do not, a vice president of Chicago Scholars writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

CPS’ troubled special education department gets new leader

A celebrated principal of a high school for disabled teens and young adults has been tabbed to take over a department that serves 52,000 students.

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