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Chicago City Council members pressure school board to pay up — or risk losing other financial support
The chair of City Council’s budget committee and the city’s chief financial officer told school board members they could ...
Some CPS teachers claim REACH evaluation system disproportionately targets Black educators
Critics point to the evaluation system as cause for a decline in the number of Black teachers in Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Public Schools, City Hall funding feud continues as budget amendment public hearings wrap up
The battle is heating up between Chicago Public Schools and City Hall over making a pension payment or finalizing new ...
Public hearing on Chicago Public Schools proposed budget amendment happening Thursday
At the center of the hearing is a proposed budget of $139 million that was amended by Chicago Public Schools. The proposed ...
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Chicago’s school board debates high-stakes budget amendment ahead of vote
The Chicago Board of Education is poised to vote on an amendment to the district’s 2024-25 budget that accounts for $139 ...
Trump takes aim at Chicago again — this time with a federal task force on antisemitism
Jason Lee, a senior adviser to Mayor Brandon Johnson, was not surprised at the DOJ initiative. He noted the new Federal Task ...
Chicago Public Schools hit by massive data breach. What do you need to know?
A CPS vendor's server was hacked, exposing personal information for all current and former students dating back to the ...
CPS per student spending soars while private school excels on thin budget
Taxpayers are spending tens of thousands of dollars per student at public high schools in Chicago, and at two schools, the ...
New data breach exposes 700,000 CPS students’ info
The breach of a vendor's computer systems affected students dating back to the 2017-18 school year, but no Social Security ...
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As big costs loom, Chicago’s school board plans to amend its budget. But questions remain.
This story was updated to include a comment from Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden. Chicago Public Schools ...
Faced with fiscal fiasco, City of Chicago asks vendors for 3% discount
The City of Chicago is requesting a 3% price reduction on all invoices sent to the city for the next twelve months off any ...
Skinner North Classical School student crowned CPS' top speller, earns trip to Scripps National Spelling Bee
Rodriguez, 13, secured a spot at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., after spelling "sauerkraut" correctly ...