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Chicago Public Schools says it can no longer afford to provide crossing guards for private school students as it trims 100 ...
District officials say they expect to save about $165 million after laying off some central office staff and crossing guards ...
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools officials have yet to identify a solution for the district’s looming $734 million deficit, ...
The interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools said the district's budget deficit is $734 million, more than $200 million more than previously reported. Macqueline King made the announcement at a ...
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted Tuesday to recommend current-Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez as the state’s next education commissioner.
The district’s proposed changes would allow a student who scores in the top 10% of their grade on state tests to be eligible ...
Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker makes it clear Illinois is a land of “choice” when it comes to reproductive rights.
Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this problem has come at a high cost to the district — and its students.
Chicago is hesitant to close schools because of pushback and politics. But Chicago Public Schools’ declining enrollment is causing financial strain and shortchanging students.
As Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, the new workforce development and social services hub at the heart of Chicago’s ...
Family sues Chicago Public Schools over choking death of 10-year-old boy The parents of a 10-year-old boy who died after choking on food while suffering a seizure at school have filed a lawsuit ...
DeLisa New Williams remembers when measles spread like wildfire through her elementary school. One day, a kid was out sick. Then suddenly everyone was infected, including her. “It knocked out ...