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Chicago Public Schools says it's preparing for a number of different possible scenarios related to coronavirus.

Chicago Public Schools has no plans to close because of coronavirus as it issues guidance to parents and increases supplies of sanitizers

March 4, 2020 at 6:53 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools has no plans to close but is preparing for "a variety of scenarios" related to the coronavirus, according to a CPS spokeswoman. "At this time, the district...

Chicago Board of Education member Lucino Sotelo speaks during a Board of Education meeting on July 26, 2019.

CPS board challenges claims of possible cheating on standardized tests — but inspector general says it would be ‘naive’ to rule it out

February 28, 2020 at 8:23 p.m.

The Chicago Public Schools' watchdog who released a report this week highlighting numerous "irregularities" in standardized test results has further clarified that his office "has not sustained any individual cheating...

Columbus Day has long caused controversy in Chicago. In the 1970s, Native Americans walked through the Loop in protest after they were refused participation in the Columbus Day parade. Now CPS is doing away with the holiday.

Goodbye, Columbus Day. CPS ends the holiday in favor of Indigenous Peoples Day — and parade organizers call it ‘a slap in the face.’

February 28, 2020 at 7:22 a.m.

Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Chicago Public Schools — and the group behind the city's annual Columbus Day parade is already pushing to reverse that decision. "This...

Lincoln Park High School students are ‘the real victims,’ says CPS chief Janice Jackson, as district sends cease-and-desist letter to local school council

February 27, 2020 at 1:25 p.m.

Without naming names, Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson directed strong words at Lincoln Park High School leaders during Wednesday's Board of Education meeting — an all-day ordeal punctuated by...

Lane Tech College Prep High School has a collection of dozens of murals painted in the early and mid-20th century. According to the school website, the "nationally recognized collection is valued for its aesthetic qualities, historic importance, and political perspectives. It offers students, teachers, and visitors an exciting visual experience while providing lessons about the art and history of 20th century America."

Art criticized as racist could be removed from Chicago Public Schools under new policy: ‘The days of painting early white Americans as saviors are over’

February 27, 2020 at 11:20 a.m.

When the Chicago Board of Education proposed a new policy on artwork adorning its buildings, people weighed in on a particular set of pieces they want gone: murals at a...

Lincoln Park High School students return following a walkout in protest of the removal of Interim Principal John Thuet and Assistant Principal Michelle Brumfield.

Fired Lincoln Park High School principal and assistant principal sue Chicago Public Schools, say they were defamed and denied due process

February 26, 2020 at 6:59 a.m.

In the weeks since they were abruptly fired from their jobs at Lincoln Park High School, once celebrated educators John Thuet and Michelle Brumfield say they have hit brick walls...

A newly released report by the Chicago Public Schools watchdog found "worrisome" irregularities — including "unusually long" test times with numerous breaks — in spring 2018 MAP tests.

Probe of CPS standardized tests indicates possible cheating, improper procedures, attempts to ‘game’ exams

February 25, 2020 at 12:52 p.m.

For students at some Chicago public schools, a standardized test that typically takes an hour to complete lasted, on average, for many hours over many days. At one school, the...

Malik Hicks, left, talks to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot at Wendell Phillips Academy High School in Chicago on Friday, after Lightfoot held a news conference on reducing youth involvement in gun violence. Hicks benefited from the Choose to Change program, which will be expanded and offers year-round services for students at the highest risk of being involved in gun violence.

After several children shot in Chicago last weekend, CPS expands anti-violence programs for students most at risk

February 21, 2020 at 5:54 p.m.

When Malik Hicks hit "rock bottom," people around him helped him get back up. He graduated high school in 2018 — "a year late," he said, "but it was better...

Lincoln Park High School, photographed Feb. 13, 2020, in Chicago.

Lincoln Park High School removes another staff member after altercation with student

February 21, 2020 at 6:40 p.m.

A staff member installed at Chicago's Lincoln Park High School as the school tries to move on from a series of recent scandals has been removed from the school after...

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus has one of the largest foreign student populations in the U.S., but more of those students are having trouble securing visas.

Foreign students falling into ‘black hole’ of US visa delays and denials; university presidents in Illinois call on Congress to help

February 18, 2020 at 11:02 a.m.

A University of Illinois graduate student from China applied in May for a visa renewal, a process that typically concludes within weeks. But the application went into "administrative processing," and...

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