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A resolution approved Thursday directs the school district to look for energy efficient ways to make needed repairs. The ...

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Chicago Public Schools officials on Friday announced more than 160 layoffs, and the elimination of more than 200 vacant ...

Jaqueza Thomas is the founder of Chicago Emerging Stars. The new nonprofit is challenging the negative narratives placed on ...

Macquline King, the interim CEO of CPS, said the budget gap for the district has risen to $734 million due to costs related ...

Chicago Public Schools’ crossing guard staff were cut by 15% Friday as the district announced sweeping layoffs in an effort ...

Many of those cut are crossing guards. Another 209 open positions were eliminated in an effort to close a projected $734 million budget gap, the school district said Friday. Cuts to teaching and ...

The layoffs included 87 people represented by SEIU Local 73 — nearly all of whom were crossing guards — plus 67 employees in ...

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The BriefCPS laid off 161 employees, mostly central office workers and crossing guards, this past week.More than 200 vacant ...