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Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO Jesse Ruiz, left, shown with school board President David Vitale, says the state government needs "to step up and do its part" to help the district address CPS' $1.1 billion deficit.

Chicago Public Schools proposes bare-bones capital budget

August 18, 2019 at 7:24 p.m.

Citing its bleak finances, Chicago Public Schools on Friday unveiled a $160 million capital budget that officials said will largely cover only projects that are already underway and "the most...

Chicago schools decline to offer extra year on teachers contract

August 18, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials will not offer teachers an additional year on their current contract, saying the district cannot afford a built-in 3 percent pay hike. "We were optimistic that...

CPS faces Thursday deadline to offer union contract extension

August 18, 2019 at 7:23 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials have until Thursday to offer teachers an additional year on their current contract, a move that could bring an early conclusion to labor talks but would...

Arne Duncan, the U.S. secretary of education, walks through a small group of protestors on his way to Ariel Community Academy in Chicago on Thursday, March 12, 2015.

Department of Education cracks down on Illinois for lack of science exam

August 18, 2019 at 7:22 p.m.

In the latest controversy over state exams, Illinois is in hot water with the federal government for not administrating statewide science tests this school year. Failure to give the exams...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett, shown at a Chicago Board of Education meeting May 28, 2014, worked for the SUPES Academy before being hired at CPS.

New CPS boss suspends $20.5 million contract that is part of federal probe

May 25, 2019 at 1:50 p.m.

Acting Chicago schools boss Jesse Ruiz announced Wednesday that the district was suspending payment on a $20.5 million no-bid contract at the center of a federal criminal probe, but he...

Tony Smith, the new Illinois superintendent of schools, was appointed to the Chicago Public Education Fund's board of directors in fall 2014, and he served on Gov. Bruce Rauner's transition team after the November election.

CPS’ billion-dollar budget hole leaves unappealing options

August 18, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

With a nearly empty rainy day fund, a bond rating on the edge of junk status and a new round of teacher contract negotiations underway, Chicago Public Schools has no...

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday sought to distance himself and a private education group he helps fund from the scandal over a $20.5 million no-bid contract at Chicago Public Schools.

Rauner tries to distance himself from CPS contract scandal

May 25, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday sought to distance himself and a private education group he helps fund from the growing scandal over a $20.5 million no-bid contract at Chicago...

Feds eye CPS records on education group backed by state’s, city’s elites

May 25, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

Federal corruption investigators looking into a $20.5 million no-bid contract at Chicago Public Schools also have asked for any records related to an elite nonprofit education group that has long...

Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chicago Public Schools CEO, listens as Mayor Rahm Emanuel gives a campaign speech focusing on education at the Chicago Cultural Center on Jan. 8, 2015.

CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett on leave amid federal probe

May 25, 2019 at 12:56 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett is taking a paid leave of absence in the face of a federal investigation that subpoenas show is taking a broad approach in its...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett listens to a discussion at a school board meeting Jan. 28, 2015. Byrd-Bennett tendered her resignation in late May 2015.

Mayor Emanuel is responsible for CPS contract in federal probe, union says

August 18, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

The Chicago Teachers Union said Thursday that Mayor Rahm Emanuel had "ultimate authority" over his school board's decision to award a $20.5 million no-bid contract that is now the subject...

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