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Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, left, and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot hold a news conference on Jan. 8, 2021, about the return to in-person learning.

CPS ‘does not care about my health and safety’: Teachers call plan to withhold pay if they don’t show up for in-person classes Monday ‘heartless’

January 8, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Chicago Public Schools will move forward with plans to reopen schools on Monday, despite ongoing objections by the teachers union and a large group of aldermen....

Registered sex offender was allowed to volunteer for JROTC program in CPS, then ‘preyed on female students,’ new inspector general’s report says

January 7, 2021 at 8:05 p.m.

A Safe Passage worker asked a girl on her way to school to tell him when she turned 18, wishing aloud that she were younger. A security officer at a...

Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chicago Public Schools CEO, listens as Mayor Rahm Emanuel gives a campaign speech focusing on education at the Chicago Cultural Center on Jan. 8, 2015.

Former CPS head who went to prison for kickback scheme also steered a $6 million school contract to friends, new watchdog report says

January 7, 2021 at 1:52 p.m.

While former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett adjusted to a life of home confinement after years in federal prison for defrauding the public in a kickback scheme, the district's...

The cafeteria at A.N. Pritzker School in sits empty on Jan. 4, 2021, when about half the CPS teachers due to return to buildings stayed home instead.

Chicago Teachers Union proposes extended school year and optional reopening until teachers are vaccinated: ‘We are seeking to negotiate a settlement here’

January 6, 2021 at 6:06 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union is proposing that Chicago Public Schools delay in-person learning until all employees have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and for the union...

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th, speaks outside Brentano Elementary Math & Science Academy on Jan. 4, 2021.

Half of CPS teachers expected to return to schools Monday failed to show up, as CEO calls out aldermen who oppose reopening plan: ‘Why the concern now?’

January 5, 2021 at 6:10 p.m.

More than half of Chicago Public Schools teachers who were expected to return to schools Monday did not show up. The Chicago Teachers Union has promised to support members who...

As Chicago Teachers Union members refuse to return to classrooms, CPS mum on possible consequences for those who decline to give lessons in person

July 5, 2022 at 9:22 a.m.

Chicago Teachers Union members who refused to return to classrooms Monday said they're worried about losing their jobs, but they believe that reopening schools is a greater risk. "We're afraid...

Blanca Sandoval-Perez, parent to a third grader and an Local School Councils member at Clinton Elementary, voted in favor of a resolution opposing the Chicago Public Schools reopening plan.

New year, new reopening plan — and continued uncertainty for CPS parents

December 25, 2020 at 5:40 p.m.

Blanca Sandoval-Perez was still figuring out how to get her father-in-law's body back to Mexico when she logged in to Clinton Elementary's December Local School Council meeting. With his death...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, left, and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson at CPS headquarters on Jan. 26, 2021.

Chicago Public Schools chief gets $40,000 raise as district also aims to close race, gender and other pay inequities among non-union staff

December 18, 2020 at 7:47 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson is getting a $40,000 raise, bringing her annual base pay up to $300,000. Chicago Board of Education members approved the pay increase Wednesday, saying...

Chicago's King Elementary was empty on the first day of CPS classes in September, and the district and teachers union are still fighting over when schools are safe to reopen.

Chicago Public Schools’ reopening plan a step closer to reality after teachers union injunction is denied

December 18, 2020 at 9:47 a.m.

The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board on Thursday declined to pursue an injunction sought by the Chicago Teachers Union, clearing a hurdle for Chicago Public Schools to move forward with...

CTU President Jesse Sharkey said there could be "very real consequences for this whole city" if CPS doesn't provide a clear metric for reopening schools and accountability for making sure they're safe.

Chicago Teachers Union says ‘all options’ are on the table if it doesn’t agree CPS schools are safe to reopen

December 16, 2020 at 7:12 p.m.

More than 77,000 students have opted to return to classrooms in person in the new year, accounting for 37% of those who are eligible, according to data presented at Wednesday's...

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