Behind the CPS shutdown: What happens to high school athletics when a district shuts down?

By Jonathan Fernandez Medill Reports Currently all high school sports at Chicago Public Schools are on track to continue through the spring season without missing a beat, but that was up in the air during the recent CPS work stoppage. On Jan. 4, the Chicago Teachers Union voted to work remotely instead of reporting for […]
The rise of analytics in high school basketball

By Eric Burgher Wearing a gold jersey and gold shorts, Nojel Eastern stood out at a recent Evanston High School basketball practice. And not just because the senior and future Purdue Boilermaker is an ESPN Top 100 recruit. While the rest of the team was dressed in the Wildkits’ black and orange practice uniforms, Eastern […]