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Scammon School Principal Mary Weaver, left, walks with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2012.

Principal accused of discriminating against pregnant teachers is removed

May 22, 2019 at 9:09 p.m.

The principal of a Northwest Side elementary school accused in a federal civil rights lawsuit of discriminating against pregnant teachers was removed from her post this week. Scammon Elementary Principal...

CTU President Karen Lewis speaks during a Chicago Teachers Union rally at Butler Field in Grant Park on Nov. 23, 2015.

School board wants to throw out CTU strike vote

May 22, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education is asking the state's educational labor relations board to invalidate the recent strike authorization vote by teachers, arguing that the three-day process was "inherently flawed."...

Chicago Public Schools faces a "precarious liquidity position," Moody's said. Above, district CEO Forrest Claypool, center, looks over notes before a Board of Education meeting at CPS headquarters on Dec. 16, 2015.

Chicago Public Schools’ credit rating takes yet another hit

May 22, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools' already poor credit rating took yet another hit Monday, as the district prepares to go to market on more than $1 billion in long-term borrowing. Moody's Investors...

Student Kyhale Ervin, 14, of Amandla Charter School holds a large magnifying glass on Nov. 18, 2015, outside the Chicago Public School's headquarters to protest the school's closing.

Charter schools appeal decision to close them at end of school year

June 16, 2018 at 9:20 a.m.

Three charter schools are appealing the Chicago school board's decision to close them at the end of the academic year. The Chicago Board of Education cited poor academic performance at...

The federal government alleged in a lawsuit that the principal of Scammon Elementary School on Chicago's Northwest Side discriminated against pregnant teachers by giving them lower performance ratings and targeting them for firing.

Chicago Public Schools to pay damages over pregnancy discrimination lawsuits

May 22, 2019 at 9:06 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools will pay $280,000 in damages and back pay as part of an agreement to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought against the district by the federal government last...

Ron DeNard, Chicago Public Schools' financial chief, talks about money moves at a school board meeting Wednesday.

CPS’ borrowing could come at steep cost, experts say

June 16, 2018 at 9:21 a.m.

After the Chicago school board approved more than $1 billion in long-term borrowing this summer, officials held off on proceeding with the plan while district officials sought to pressure state...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool said on Dec. 15, 2015, that a four-year contract proposal was made to the Chicago Teachers Union. Above, Claypool talks with Unika Boyd, 15, in a coding class at Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy on Dec. 9.

CPS chief says layoffs can be avoided if teachers union buys into deal

May 22, 2019 at 9:06 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool said Tuesday that the financially distressed district can get through the school year without teacher layoffs through a combination of borrowing and bureaucratic cuts...

Terri Schmitt, a teacher at Jane Addams Elementary, listens to speakers during a Chicago Teachers Union rally at Butler Field in Grant Park on Nov. 23, 2015.

CTU: Chicago teachers authorize a strike if contract talks break down

June 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

Chicago teachers made clear they're prepared to walk off the job for the second time in three years absent a deal with the city's school board, presenting one more political...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool, center, talks to Tre'Sean Curry, 10, right, and other students in a coding class Dec. 9, 2015, at Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy in Chicago.

Thousands of Illinois students skipped standardized test last year

June 16, 2018 at 10:18 a.m.

Tens of thousands of Illinois students — the most in recent history — sat out the state's standardized exams during the last school year as resistance to testing gained momentum...

Teacher contract dispute deepens, tests state law before union strike vote

June 16, 2018 at 10:10 a.m.

The school board has rejected the Chicago Teachers Union's demand to move contract talks to a final stage, setting up a new fight as teachers prepare to vote later this...

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