Rauner’s veto leaves CPS with a big budget gap to cover
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a bill that would have eased Chicago Public Schools' massive pension burden threatened to blow a $215 million hole into a budget that has...
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CTU president blasts Trump’s education secretary pick: ‘She’s a nightmare’
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education drew fire Wednesday from Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis. Lewis said Betsy DeVos, an advocate for privately run...
Michigan Avenue protest urges boycott, awareness of police misconduct
Protesters attempted to stop holiday shopping along parts of Chicago's Magnificent Mile for the second consecutive year, urging a Black Friday boycott to demand civilian oversight of city law enforcement...
CPS to hold new hearings on bigger budget
Chicago Public Schools will host two public hearings Monday on a revised annual operating budget that includes tens of millions of dollars in new expenses. The school board approved a...
With CPS contract cap, only 1 charter school pursuing plan to open new site
Only one charter school operator is pressing ahead with plans to open a new campus under Chicago Public Schools next year, a steep drop from the nearly two dozen campuses...
Chicago Public Schools notifies families of student data breach
Chicago Public Schools has notified the families of about 30,000 students that a district employee improperly distributed confidential student information to a charter school operator for use in a mail...
In wake of SUPES scandal, education leaders discuss need for principal training
Two civic leaders with links to a scandal-plagued training program for Chicago Public Schools principals in a public speech Monday pressed for a continued focus on school administrators. Heather Anichini,...
Chicago Public Schools delays sale of $426 million in bonds
After having its already low debt rating cut by one agency, Chicago Public Schools has delayed plans to sell hundreds of millions of dollars in bonds that analysts said would...
Chicago Public Schools bond rating takes another hit
Financial analysts at one Wall Street rating agency on Wednesday dropped Chicago Public Schools' credit rating again, less than a week before the district is expected to sell hundreds of...
‘Strong’ voter turnout in Chicago unhampered by problems at polls
Voter turnout in Chicago on Tuesday was on pace to rival the 2008 and 2012 elections won by adopted son Barack Obama, election officials said. Just over 1 million ballots...