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The Office of Inspector General has reported to the Chicago Board of Education on abuse cases it is investigating. Twenty-three Chicago Public Schools employees have been fired.

CPS investigating hundreds of sexual misconduct claims against staff, many involving security guards; 23 employees fired

July 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.

Complaints of sexual misconduct against people who work in Chicago Public Schools have arrived at the district's inspector general's office at a rate of nearly three each school day over...

CPS teacher charged with sex assault of student shouldn’t get lenient plea deal, parents say

July 17, 2019 at 7:39 p.m.

Parents and community members are appealing to prosecutors not to negotiate a lenient plea deal for a Chicago Public Schools teacher who is accused of sexually assaulting a student. Since...

A group of special education classroom assistants, custodians, bus aides and security officers from Chicago Public Schools has voted to authorize a strike.

CPS custodians, security officers, aides vote to authorize strike after a year without a contract

July 16, 2019 at 6:57 a.m.

More than 7,000 Chicago Public Schools employees could walk off the job this fall if they don't reach an agreement with the district on a new contract. The group of...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces the launch of Summer for Change, Chicago's new community-based program for the city's most vulnerable youth during a news conference at Percy Julian High School in Chicago on June 19, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers CPS teachers a ‘significant’ 14% pay raise, but the union says her proposal is ‘not what it seems’

July 4, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's new administration wants to offer the Chicago Teachers Union a five-year contract with what the mayor describes as "a significant pay raise" — but union officials balked...

Marijuana is consumed at Waldos Forever Fest, a celebration of marijuana culture on April 20, 2019, in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago.

As pot goes legal in Illinois, Chicago Public Schools lessens penalties for students caught with drugs

July 2, 2019 at 12:21 p.m.

Expulsion is no longer on the table for Chicago Public Schools students caught using marijuana or other drugs, according to student code of conduct changes approved by the Board of...

Teachers and teachers union supporters rally outside the Chicago Public School headquarters before the first meeting of the new board on June 26, 2019.

Vowing to be transparent, Lightfoot’s new Chicago school board says it will livestream sessions, hold some meetings in neighborhoods

June 27, 2019 at 7:25 a.m.

When Mayor Lori Lightfoot replaced the entire Chicago Board of Education earlier this month and named Miguel del Valle president, he said they didn't want a rubber-stamp board. Though the...

At Agassiz Elementary School, students must have 250 points to walk in eighth-grade graduation.

Lakeview school reviewing point system that bars students from walking in 8th grade graduation

June 20, 2019 at 10:00 p.m.

Graduating from eighth grade was an extra big deal for Geri Panol's son. Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder makes it harder for him to focus in class, and he sometimes...

Kathleen Lee, center, drops off her son for classes at Oscar Mayer Magnet School in Chicago on June 4, 2019.

Lincoln Park elementary ends free preschool after criticism — but does it remain a perk for Chicago’s richest neighborhood?

June 14, 2019 at 7:52 a.m.

When Melissa and Drew Herman moved to Lincoln Park so their son could attend one of the few free Montessori preschools in Chicago, they joined the ranks of volunteers who...

Chicago Teachers Union members picket in front of Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy in Chicago on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Chicago teacher contract talks underway as union casts wary eye toward new mayor

June 14, 2019 at 12:22 p.m.

With the Chicago Teachers Union's contract set to expire June 30, negotiations with the city are ongoing — and the exchange of barbs between the two sides has begun. This...

A Chicago police officer monitors Lake View High School dismissal on June 6, 2019. The high school is the regular daily beat for this officer, she said.

Chicago’s Lake View High boosts security after ‘flash mobs,’ alleged social media threat that led to charge against student

June 7, 2019 at 6:04 p.m.

Extra security has been put in place at Chicago's Lake View High School after a student was charged with posting an online threat against the school, and as administrators have...

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