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Blaine Elementary School Principal Troy LaRaviere, who this week excoriated Chicago Public Schools during a panel discussion on the district's finances, was the target of a "warning resolution" that board members quietly approved Aug. 26, 2015.

Principal known as Emanuel critic reprimanded by mayor’s school board

May 15, 2019 at 2:55 p.m.

A Lakeview school principal who's a frequent critic of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's education policies has been formally reprimanded by the Chicago Board of Education — a move that could eventually...

Activists gather June 16, 2014, to protest the planned closure of Dyett High School.

CPS exec says can’t offer hunger strikers a Dyett decision yet

May 15, 2019 at 2:55 p.m.

Hunger strike protesters trying to save a high school ratcheted up the pressure on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to meet their demands on Thursday, with supporters delivering a letter to City...

Emanuel’s school budget passes, relies on state help, borrowing, tax hike

May 15, 2019 at 2:55 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school board on Wednesday unanimously approved a budget that relies heavily on borrowed money and the hope of a nearly $500 million bailout from a stalemated Springfield,...

Dyett hunger strikers gain support; striker collapses at CPS board meeting

August 18, 2019 at 8:22 p.m.

On the 10th day of their hunger strike, a group of parents and activists rallying to save a Chicago high school were joined by national education leaders, a handful of...

CPS board to vote on budget Wednesday amid fresh criticism

May 15, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education is expected to approve a new budget Wednesday marked by a nearly $500 million hole for Springfield to fill, prompting fresh criticism from observers from...

Activists go hungry in bid to save Dyett High School from closure

August 18, 2019 at 8:21 p.m.

For nine days, Jitu Brown has ignored the aching pangs from his stomach, the passing dizzy spells and sluggishness that comes from living without solid foods. Brown, 49, is one...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool speaks with the baiduhai editorial board on Aug. 10, 2015.

Claypool wants waiver to allow new CPS aide to live outside city limits

May 15, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool wants special permission for his top financial aide to live outside the city, the district confirmed Monday. Ron DeNard, the new $225,000-a-year senior vice...

Mark Furlong served as Leap Innovations' board chairman until May 29, 2015, a few days before Mayor Rahm Emanuel named him to the school board.

CPS to extend contract for firm connected to new board member

May 15, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday plans to extend a contract with a firm connected to a businessman whom Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently appointed to the school board. Leap...

Chicago Public Schools chief Forrest Claypool has hired another of his former staff members from the CTA, this time an executive charged with oversight of the district's financial operations.

CPS chief Forrest Claypool hires another staffer from the CTA

August 18, 2019 at 8:19 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools chief Forrest Claypool has hired another of his former staff members from the CTA, this time an executive charged with oversight of the district's financial operations. Ronald...

During a public hearing at Schurz High School on Chicago's Northwest Side on Chicago Public Schools' proposed budget, Sylvia Escarcega, left, translates public comments for Maria Toribio on Aug. 18, 2015.

CPS budget hearing elicits criticism as officials repeat dire forecast

August 18, 2019 at 8:18 p.m.

Parents and residents criticized proposed budget cuts by Chicago Public Schools at one of three public hearings Tuesday, while district officials repeated a warning that the system's bleak financial picture...

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