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Chicago Public Schools announced a second round of summer layoffs Friday, laying off 1,458 employees to adjust for enrollment ...
A Chicago mom is suing the Chicago Public Schools​ — claiming, among other things, that her daughter was the subject of ...
The suit follows a Sun-Times and WBEZ story detailing how the girl endured years of bullying as educators struggled and failed to suppress it. CPS said it is “committed to the safety and well-being of ...
Chicago Public Schools issued layoff notices to 1,458 staff due to enrollment changes, not the $734 million deficit.
Chicago Public Schools parents and community members sounded off on Monday, three days after the district announced layoffs.
Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this ...
In Chicago, a deadlock between the teachers union and the nation's third-largest school district over COVID-19 canceled classes for three consecutive days this week for most of the district’s ...
As school district officials and the teachers union continue to negotiate a return to classrooms, Chicago Public Schools announced Thursday that while most schools will be closed again Friday, a ...
Chicago School Board candidate Carmen Gioiosa (District 4) speaks during a candidate forum at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago on Oct. 22, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) ...
NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Principal Seth Lavin on how COVID-19 has impacted his Chicago school. The school district canceled class for 5 days in January when teachers protested working conditions.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Teachers Union has approved a deal with the nation’s third-largest school district to get students back to class during the coronavirus pandemic, union officials ...
How 1 Chicago school district got kids back in the classroom during COVID-19. Around 70% of students are going in person, thanks to a saliva testing system.