CPS says schools will remain open if teachers walk out
Chicago Public Schools said Tuesday it will keep schools open for students if teachers go on strike, as negotiators prepared to resume contract talks with less than a week to...
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CPS announces more layoffs because of declining enrollment
A week before a threatened teachers strike, Chicago Public Schools said about 250 teachers and staff members were being laid off Monday because of a steeper-than-expected drop in enrollment. The...
Money from special tax districts could be key to averting teachers strike
With a possible strike a little more than a week away, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Teachers Union are engaged in a political tango over a new contract, with...
Emanuel: If teachers strike, they chose disrupting children’s education over pay raises
If Chicago teachers strike, they will have chosen to turn down raises to deliberately disrupt the education of children and the daily routines of parents, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday...
Chicago Teachers Union sets Oct. 11 strike date
The Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday set a strike date of Oct. 11, moving one step closer to shutting down schools for the second time in Mayor Rahm Emanuel's tenure...
CPS reviewing hiring practices after teacher, with past record, arrested
Chicago Public Schools said it is reviewing its hiring practices after a former teacher with non-felony convictions for peeping and prowling was accused of hiding a camera in a school...
CPS enrollment takes another dip
About 300 public schools in Chicago will lose a total of $45 million in funding because enrollment this fall fell below projections, adding to the pain of budget cuts already...
Search for your school: Revised 2017 CPS budgets
About 300 public schools in Chicago will lose a total of $45 million in funding because enrollment this fall fell below projections. Under student-based budgeting, money is set aside for...
Moody’s downgrades Chicago Public Schools further into junk status
Chicago Public Schools' financial reputation took another hit from a major Wall Street credit ratings agency on Monday. Moody's Investors Service dropped the district's bond rating further into junk status,...
CTU members give OK to strike, union says
The Chicago Teachers Union on Monday said its members have authorized its leaders to call a strike if contract talks break down. The union said just over 90 percent of...