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CTU: Karen Lewis hospitalized ‘after experiencing discomfort’

May 21, 2019 at 1:47 p.m.

Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union and a prospective mayoral candidate, was "being evaluated at a local hospital" after suffering an unspecified ailment, the CTU said late Monday...

CPS not taking proposals for new charter schools

May 21, 2019 at 1:45 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools will not be taking proposals for any additional charter schools for the 2015-16 school year, a district spokesman said Thursday. The district will not issue a request...

Hancock High may get selective enrollment status

June 17, 2018 at 6:52 a.m.

A high school near Midway Airport will likely become the city's 11th selective enrollment high school next year and the first on the Southwest Side, Chicago Public Schools officials said...

CPS grads can qualify for new city college scholarships

June 17, 2018 at 6:41 a.m.

Qualified graduates of Chicago's public high schools will be eligible for a free ride at one of the city's seven community colleges under a scholarship program announced today by Mayor...

CPS: Enrollment numbers won’t lead to school budget cuts

May 21, 2019 at 1:42 p.m.

In the second year of a divisive per-pupil funding formula, Chicago Public Schools officials are again telling principals their school budgets won't be cut even if the school's enrollment fails...

Students arrive for the first day of school earlier this month. A Chicago Public Schools official vowed on Wednesday to address problems with custodial services.

CPS promises to clean up custodial issues

May 21, 2019 at 1:41 p.m.

Questions surrounding the performance of private firms that took over school custodial services were raised at Wednesday's Chicago Board of Education meeting, where a district official acknowledged glitches and promised...

Police: Gang members thought boy, 9, was warning rivals and killed him

May 21, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

Chicago's youngest victim lost to gun violence this year may have been targeted by four reputed gang members who thought the boy shouted a warning to rival gangbangers, Chicago police...

Mayor: New high school won’t be named after President Obama

May 21, 2019 at 1:36 p.m.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel backed off Thursday from naming a new elite high school after President Barack Obama amid ongoing criticism from African-Americans who felt the honor inappropriate for a school...

Chicago Public Schools’ personnel chief steps down

May 21, 2019 at 1:36 p.m.

The Chicago Public Schools' top personnel officer has resigned from her position and will leave her job in the coming weeks, district officials said Wednesday. Alicia Winckler joined CPS in...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett earlier this year.

CPS chief tries to quell custodian controversy

May 21, 2019 at 1:34 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett on Monday acknowledged the controversy surrounding the district's move to outsource school cleaning but said contracted custodians will be held accountable for clean buildings....

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