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Chicago Teachers Union plans another vote on authorizing strike

May 22, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union officials told members they plan to hold another strike authorization vote, as teachers start a second school year without a contract. The latest twist in negotiations between...

Troy LaRaviere speaks out during a press conference at Wishbone in Chicago, Thursday, May 12, 2016.

Ex-CPS principal resigns to head labor group after protesting ouster

May 22, 2019 at 10:23 p.m.

The controversial former principal of a Lakeview school has announced his resignation, months after winning election to lead an administrators' organization. Troy LaRaviere acknowledged he had to leave his post...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forest Claypool listens to public comments during the Chicago Board of Education meeting Aug. 24, 2016, at CPS headquarters.

Taxpayers hit again under Emanuel as CPS hikes property taxes

May 15, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved a $5.4 billion budget that relies on a trio of property tax hikes, the latest in a series of increases Mayor Rahm...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool speaks Aug. 22, 2016, at Edward Bouchet International Elementary School in the South Shore neighborhood.

CPS board votes today on $5.4 billion budget with property tax hikes

May 15, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

As the Chicago Board of Education prepares to vote Wednesday on a $5.4 billion budget laden with property tax increases, two advocacy groups criticized the spending plan for lack of...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool announce the installation of air conditioners at Bouchet International Elementary School on Aug. 22, 2016.

Emanuel defends CPS borrowing for air conditioning, other projects

May 15, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday defended plans to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars for Chicago Public Schools infrastructure as "essential" spending on projects, including his oft-promoted plans to install...

CPS looking at $1.5 billion short-term loan

May 15, 2019 at 3:51 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials are looking for a credit line of more than $1.5 billion to raise the cash needed to pay bills coming due, though they haven't lined up...

CPS officials lay out cost of tax increases

May 22, 2019 at 10:21 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials Thursday pitched the district's planned tax hikes as a relative bargain to property owners who are facing higher bills to shore up beleaguered city pension funds....

CPS officials lay out cost of tax increases

June 11, 2018 at 9:39 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials Thursday pitched the district's planned tax hikes as a relative bargain to property owners who are facing higher bills to shore up beleaguered city pension funds....

Chicago Teachers Union leaders blast capital plans for schools

May 22, 2019 at 10:21 p.m.

Chicago Teachers Union officials and community groups criticized a series of construction projects planned by Chicago Public Schools during one of several public hearings on the district's proposed capital and...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool announces the 2017 budget and takes questions from the media, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016.

Despite CEO’s optimism, experts say CPS operating in ‘crisis mode’

June 11, 2018 at 9:10 p.m.

After forecasting a deficit hovering near $1 billion less than a year ago, Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool expressed optimism last week in pitching a $5.4 billion operating budget...

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