Students from dozens of Chicago Public Schools join voices in honor of Black History Month
What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and ...
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
The teachers union’s rejection of the fact-finder report opens the door for a strike as soon as March following a 30-day ...
Fact-finder report released for Chicago Public Schools, teachers; union contract negotiations
An independent auditor has released its fact-finder report amid contract negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the ...
Chicago Public Schools and teachers union continue haggling over a new contract. What’s settled and what’s next?
After nearly nine months of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have yet to settle a new, ...
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Chicago Public Schools Launches Long-Awaited Site to Show How Schools Are Doing
Still, CPS leaders say the launch of the new dashboards is an important start. They can be a handy tool as the members of a ...
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Chicago Public Schools chief of safety and security Jadine Chou reflects on her 14-year tenure
Chou led the school district’s approach to safety and security through the closure of 50 schools in 2013, waves of youth ...
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Federal grant uncertainty adds to Chicago schools' stress
As Chicago Public Schools tries to get its fiscal house in order, it faces management turmoil, risks to federal funding and ...
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UTSA’s Francine Romero elected as CPS board chair
FEBRUARY 6, 2025 — The CPS Energy Board of Trustees has appointed Francine Romero, chair of the UTSA Department of Public ...
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New video shows Secret Service agents approach Hamline Elementary School in Back of the Yards
Chicago Public Schools protocols were put in place when the principal mistakenly thought the agents were ICE agents. The I-Team reported the Secret Service was investigating a threat and responded ...
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Mayor Johnson, non-citizen parents need a chance to advocate for their kids in CPS
The new elected Board of Education holds a meeting shortly after the board members were sworn in at Chicago Public Schools headquarters in the Loop, Jan. 15. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Share This past ...
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Here’s How Chicago Educators Are Defending Their Students From Trump’s Attacks
They’ve created resources that may be helpful to other teachers who are developing sanctuary plans to protect students.
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The prospect of immigration agents entering schools is sending shockwaves among communities
President Trump got rid of a decades-old policy that prevented agents from arresting migrants without legal status in ...