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CPS ‘Roadmap’ to college program expands to University of Illinois Chicago
The University of Illinois Chicago is partnering with Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago to ease the way for ...
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Chicago Public Schools Moves Forward With Black Student Success Plan Amid National DEI Backlash
The Black Student Success Plan aims to bring in more Black teachers, reduce suspensions against Black students, promote teaching on Black culture, increase belonging and close opportunity gaps. It ...
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Chicago Public Schools and teachers union close to contract deal after year of tough negotiations
Chicago Public Schools is close to a contract deal with ... Education agenda review meeting at CPS headquarters on March 5, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune) CTU has had a rocky time ...
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Chicago Public Schools starts work on its capital budget as $3 billion in ‘critical’ repairs loom
Maintaining CPS’s 520 campuses and other facilities is no small task: The average age of CPS’ roughly 800 buildings is more than 85 years, and dozens of schools were built before 1900. Chicago’s ...
Chicago Tribune23d
Teachers union votes on proposed contract deal after a year of tough negotiations
walks over to speak to the media after a meeting between Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and mayor Brandon Johnson at city hall on March 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune ...
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Chicago Public Schools students inspired after spending part of spring break making college visits
Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago ... More than 100 Chicago Public Schools students spent their spring break this week on a road trip visiting college campuses ...
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Are NYC schools open today? See the full DOE public school calendar for 2024-2025
NEW YORK -- New York City Public Schools ... The NYC school calendar started on Thursday, Sept. 5. The last day of school will be held on June 26, 2025. Once again this year, schools will switch ...
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Trump Administration goes after Chicago, Deerfield schools
Chicago Public Schools and a suburban school district are under a civil rights investigation from the Department of Education. And the center of the investigation? Politically-conservative groups ...
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Chicago Public Schools Starts Work On Capital Budget As $3 Billion In ‘Critical’ Repairs Loom
Maintaining CPS’s 520 campuses and other facilities is no small task: The average age of CPS’ roughly 800 buildings is more than 85 years, and dozens of schools were built before 1900.
Bloomberg L.P.22d
Chicago School District Agrees to Minimum 16% Teacher Pay Raise
The proposed agreement would increase costs for Chicago Public Schools by $1.5 billion over four years, Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez said during a press conference Tuesday. Martinez ...
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How the new CTU contract could affect school life
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Here's the NYC Public School Calendar for 2025-2026
If you've got a child in public school, you live by the public school calendar. Many local NYC preschools follow the public ...