Why it matters: The expansion of sustainable community schools (SCS) from 20 to 36 locations — costing $500,000 per school ...

Some 1,250 custodians, all employed by private companies, received layoff notices Friday. CPS says it plans to rehire 750 as ...

After trims this summer, the school district's budget hole is $569 million. The options are few but include borrowing, ...

The district on Monday said it'll nearly double the number of schools receiving funding for community programs and support, ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union leadership and Chicago families gathering Monday as sustainable community schools will be expanded within CPS. Currently there ...

With a $734 million budget deficit looming, Chicago Public Schools are reducing resources like after-school hot dinners to ...

Getting rid of tax increment financing in Chicago would worsen the school district’s long-term financial challenges.

The expansion stems from the new Chicago Teachers Union contract. But officials said growing financial pressures for Chicago ...

Chicagoans with long memories can hear echoes of the past in the growing crisis around finances at Chicago Public Schools. It ...

As cuts are handed down, Chicago teachers are furious over denial of backpay owed from last year after their contract ...

As Chicago Public Schools face a $734 million budget shortfall, some local officials are holding a public hearing over the ...