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CPS freezes some school spending on nonpersonnel items

May 22, 2019 at 11:03 p.m.

Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools principals face a narrow window to trim expenses on textbooks and programs after the district announced a $46 million "spending freeze" in its latest bid...

CPS shortfall of $500 million from last year hangs over current budget woes

May 15, 2019 at 4:07 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools faced a shortfall in its operations budget of roughly $500 million at the close of its past fiscal year, leaving the financially troubled district with a significant...

Pedestrians walk past the green silhouettes of children displayed on the glass windows at the Chicago Public Schools headquarters Tuesday, April 21, 2015 on West Madison Street in Chicago.

Chicago Teachers Union protests at Emanuel’s office on first unpaid furlough day

May 22, 2019 at 11:02 p.m.

A couple of hundred demonstrators aligned with the Chicago Teachers Union crowded outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office Friday to voice opposition to district cost-cutting policies on the first of four...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Board of Education CEO Forrest Claypool speak to media on Sept. 29, 2016.

Teachers union governing body calls for CPS chief Claypool to resign

May 22, 2019 at 11:02 p.m.

The governing body of the Chicago Teachers Union called for the "immediate resignation" of schools chief Forrest Claypool on Wednesday, a symbolic gesture that also denounced budget cuts and layoffs...

In disagreement with competitor’s report, Fitch says tax hike unlikely option for CPS

May 22, 2019 at 11:02 p.m.

A Wall Street ratings agency took issue with a competitor's recent conclusion that Chicago Public Schools could let an automatic tax hike kick in to ease the pressure of mounting...

Shorter school year an option as CPS faces filling budget gap

May 22, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

A Chicago Board of Education member on Wednesday raised the prospect of shortening the city's school year to save money, though officials held off on publicly outlining steps being weighed...

Chicago Public Schools to revamp high school application process

June 6, 2018 at 5:15 a.m.

Chicago Public Schools is advancing a plan to streamline an often complex high school application process for students who will be freshmen in the 2018-19 school year. If approved Wednesday...

CTU stages anti-Trump demonstrations at schools throughout Chicago

August 25, 2019 at 12:13 a.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union and its allies launched demonstrations at schools citywide Thursday, joining a national effort organized by education labor unions and left-leaning advocacy groups to repudiate President-elect Donald...

CPS orders 4 unpaid furlough days for all employees

May 22, 2019 at 10:57 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools on Friday ordered four unpaid furlough days for its employees as a cost-cutting measure the district said is necessary because of Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of legislation...

A student at James Shields Middle School opens a locker onFriday, Sept. 30, 2016.

Ratings agency says big tax hike is ‘most likely’ CPS fix

May 15, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

A massive property tax hike is the "most likely" way for the financially teetering Chicago Public Schools to find its way out of a sea of red ink, a major...

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