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<p>Chicago Public Schools headquarters in downtown Chicago on June 28, 2017.</p>

Wall Street offers slightly brighter outlook on CPS finances

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Two Wall Street credit rating firms brightened their outlook on Chicago Public Schools finances Tuesday, with analysts crediting a state education funding deal and district tax hikes for easing the...

Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk outside of Chicago Public Schools headquarters in downtown Chicago on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.

Chicago school board approves tax hikes and borrowing amid special education protests

May 23, 2019 at 12:05 a.m.

The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved a $5.7 billion budget that includes roughly $225 million in tax hikes and also authorized the sale of more than $1 billion...

The inspector general for Chicago Public Schools found that dozens of employees who were barred from the district found working in new jobs at city charter and contract schools last year.

Teachers barred from Chicago Public Schools found work at city charters: inspector general

May 23, 2019 at 12:04 a.m.

More than 160 Chicago Public Schools employees who were barred from the district because of alleged abuse, misconduct or poor performance were found working in new jobs at city charter...

The Access Living organization said a review of 186 paratransit rides concluded more than one-third of drivers failed to arrive on time based on Pace's standards.

Pace service for disabled riders ‘unacceptably poor,’ advocate survey shows

May 23, 2019 at 12:04 a.m.

Disabled clients of a Pace public transportation program experienced "unacceptably poor" service delays despite the public agency's claims about on-time performance, a prominent advocacy group declared this week. The Access...

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

Chicago Public Schools enrollment drops by nearly 10,000 students

May 23, 2019 at 12:04 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools' enrollment this fall was down nearly 10,000 students from a year ago, a reduction somewhat steeper than the district had expected. The count on the 20th day...

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, shown speaking at the City Club of Chicago on Nov. 2, 2016, says she had a "tiny" stroke last week.

CTU President Karen Lewis suffers stroke, says from hospital: ‘I’m OK’

May 31, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis will need extensive physical therapy after landing in the hospital after being stricken with a stroke last week. Lewis called the episode a "minor...

CPS lays out specifics of tax hike during public hearings on revised budget

June 1, 2018 at 11:53 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials said Tuesday that the district's property tax hike will total 8.3 percent with most of the additional money going toward an ailing teacher pension fund and...

Study: Percentage of CPS students who go straight to college up over last decade

May 23, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.

In 2015, 63 percent of Chicago Public Schools high school graduates immediately enrolled in a two- or four-year college, a substantial increase from a decade ago, according to a new...

CPS finalizes revised budget with more money for charters

May 23, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Independently operated charter schools would get an additional $37 million from Chicago Public Schools under a revised 2018 district budget the school board will consider later this month. The added...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool greets Mayor Rahm Emanuel before a City Club of Chicago breakfast at Maggiano's Banquets on Sept. 7, 2017.

CPS agrees to drop civil rights lawsuit against state

May 23, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools agreed to drop its lawsuit against the state over education funding on Wednesday, halting an effort that suffered a setback this spring when a Cook County judge...

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