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Michael Milkie, CEO and superintendent of Noble Network of Charter Schools, shown in 2014, denied allegations that the charter school network was interfering with teachers' efforts to organize.

Teachers: Noble charter school operators interfering with organizing efforts

May 22, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Teachers at the Noble Network of Charter Schools accused their employer of interfering with ongoing efforts to form a union at the independently operated schools. In charges filed Friday with...

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett pleaded guilty to one fraud count in a scheme to steer $23 million in no-bid contracts to education firms for $2.3 million in bribes.

Prosecutors seek 7 1/2-year prison term for ex-CPS head Barbara Byrd-Bennett

June 5, 2018 at 7:20 a.m.

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett knew how troubled the district was when she came to the city in 2012, prosecutors said in a court filing on Friday. "She...

Thomas Vranas, center, co-owner of SUPES Academy, arrives at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Oct. 14, 2015, to be arraigned on bribery charges. On April 12, 2016, he pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and faces up to five years in prison.

Co-owner of companies in CPS bribery scandal requests probation

May 22, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

The co-owner of two companies at the heart of a bribery scandal at Chicago Public Schools is asking a judge for a sentence of three years probation, according to court...

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, shown here in October 2016, has threatened a one-day teacher strike on May 1 to draw attention to the "acute crisis" facing Chicago Public Schools.

CTU says teachers will be in class May 1

May 22, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union members will remain on the job May 1 after union leaders on Wednesday called off consideration of a one-day walkout. "Our members weren't for it," CTU President...

Emanuel wants to add a CPS graduation requirement: Get acceptance letter

May 15, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago public high school students to show they have a plan for what's next before they can get a diploma. Emanuel's proposal would add one more...

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, seen here in 2016, said a teachers strike on May 1 is no longer planned.

Chicago Teachers Union’s Karen Lewis: ‘No, we’re not striking’ on May 1

May 22, 2019 at 11:17 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union leaders won't ask the union's governing body to advance a proposal for a one-day walkout on May 1, CTU President Karen Lewis said Tuesday, although another union...

Pedestrians pass the Chicago Public Schools headquarters April 21, 2015, on West Madison Street in Chicago.

CPS continues to press for quick ruling on state education funding lawsuit

June 5, 2018 at 8:33 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools in a court filing this week rejected the State of Illinois' claim that the district can borrow money to avoid an early end to the school year....

Chance the Rapper makes an announcement at Robeson High School in Chicago'sEnglewood neighborhood March 31, 2017, that the Chicago Bulls have agreed to donate $1 million toChicago Public Schools.

Chance the Rapper announces $1 million donation from Chicago Bulls to CPS

May 22, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

Chance the Rapper and Chicago Bulls President Michael Reinsdorf announced Friday that the basketball team has donated $1 million to the city's financially troubled school district, advancing a highly publicized...

Conservative Michigan college backs pitch for Chicago charter school

May 22, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

A group seeking to open a taxpayer-financed charter school in the South Loop is getting support from a conservative Michigan college that aims to build on President Donald Trump's school...

Bill to expand CTU’s ability to strike passes through state House committee

May 22, 2019 at 11:15 p.m.

A proposal to give the Chicago Teachers Union expanded authority to go on strike advanced out of an Illinois House committee Wednesday over opposition from Chicago Public Schools and its...

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