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The Chicago Public Schools headquarters in downtown Chicago on June 28, 2017.

Modest CPS infrastructure proposal covers roof repairs, mechanical fixes

December 13, 2018 at 8:46 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday laid out a modest capital plan for the coming year that will focus on fixing roofs and mechanical problems at nearly two dozen schools. The...

Estudiantes caminan hacia la escuela secundaria William H. Wells Community Academy High School el viernes 29 de septiembre de 2017.

Jefe de las escuelas de Chicago promete ‘rendir cuentas’ sobre problemas de limpieza en las aulas

December 14, 2018 at 1:10 p.m.

Al tomar una larga lista de quejas sobre la limpieza escolar, las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago planean llevar a cabo inspecciones mensuales de los edificios como parte de un proceso...

Calling for the city to solve the Chicago Public Schools' "cleanliness crisis," Maria Moreno, in mask, financial secretary at the Chicago Teachers Union, David Robbins, right in yellow suit, and CTU members and supporters walk to Kenwood Academy High School on April 13, 2018.

Chicago schools chief promises ‘accountability’ in addressing school cleanliness problems

May 23, 2019 at 12:46 a.m.

Taking on long-standing complaints about school cleanliness, Chicago Public Schools plans to conduct monthly inspections of buildings as part of a process that could result in sanctions against companies that...

Siblings Charlie and Audrey Schneider shovel snow in Chicago on Feb. 11, 2018.

Snow day means summer has to wait a bit for Chicago Public Schools students

December 14, 2018 at 1:01 p.m.

Sorry, kids. The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to extend the school year by one day to make up for a brief vacation prompted by a powerful February storm...

The Chicago Public Schools headquarters in Chicago.

State panel: Overhaul worsened Chicago Public Schools’ special education program

May 23, 2019 at 12:43 a.m.

A controversial Chicago Public Schools overhaul of special education policies in 2016 created a range of problems that have delayed and denied services to students, according to an Illinois State...

CPS budgets: See how your school’s funding will change

May 22, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools announced a modest per-school spending bump for schools in 2018-19 that will allow principals to maintain staff levels, cover salary increases for unionized teachers and restore special...

Chicago Public Schools headquarters shown before a Chicago Board of Education meeting in Feburary. The district announced April 17, 2018, that schools will see a total of $3.1 billion in the 2018-19 school year.

CPS budget bump offers cash for salary hikes, special education and shrinking schools

December 14, 2018 at 11:53 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools will provide about $60 million in additional funding to schools for the next academic year, an increase district officials said will cover salary increases for unionized teachers...

Chicago Public Schools headquarters in downtown Chicago.

Competition remains fierce for top programs as CPS sends out high school offers

December 14, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.

Fewer than a third of students who applied to the city’s selective-enrollment high schools this fall won a chance to attend, according to early results from Chicago Public Schools’ new...

Illinois State Board of Education hearings on special education practices at Chicago Public Schools come to a close, with a final report due next month.

Ahead of state report, special ed advocate says Chicago Public Schools sought ‘ways to reduce the level of service’

May 23, 2019 at 12:40 a.m.

Three days of public hearings as part of a state inquiry into special education at Chicago Public Schools ended Tuesday after hours of testimony that reinforced divisions between advocates and...

Updated estimates added $1 billion to the enormous debt faced by the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund, but future taxpayers may be the ones to make up the gap.

Chicago Public Schools’ huge pension debt just got $1 billion deeper, new estimates show

December 14, 2018 at 5:37 p.m.

Less aggressive investment return estimates have carved an additional $1 billion hole in the severely underfunded pension system for Chicago teachers, reviving questions about how a retirement plan for tens...

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