Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah

Chicago Public Schools has not wavered about the need for cost-cutting as part of a $5.58 billion budget unveiled this week, but a coalition of Local School Councils continued to...

The woeful state of Chicago Public Schools' finances, which has led to teacher and staff layoffs and criticism about budget priorities, will bring protesters to today's monthly Board of Education...

Chicago Public Schools will drain nearly $700 million in reserves, raise its share of the Cook County property tax as much as possible and make cuts that include $68 million...

The fallout from the Chicago Public Schools' decision to lay off almost 3,000 teachers and school-based staff will be felt citywide when classes resume next month. Schools will be forced...

Citing a $1 billion budget deficit, Chicago Public Schools will lay off more than 2,000 employees, more than a 1,000 of them teachers, the district said Thursday night.About half of...

A Chicago gang expert testified in federal court Wednesday that the Safe Passage program used by Chicago Public Schools to provide community escorts for students affected by school closings won't...

Hearings begin today on two lawsuits seeking to block the Chicago school board's decision to close 49 elementary schools and a high school program, with officials from the district and...

After weeks of complaints from principals and parents about budget cuts, Chicago Public Schools released an additional $36 million to schools Wednesday. In a letter to principals released late in...

A coalition of Local School Councils vowed Tuesday to fight budget cuts at their schools even as the Chicago Public Schools said the elected councils have no authority over funding....