New details tonight about Chicago Public Schools' multi-million dollar budget deficit. The district, struggling to fill a ...

During its June meeting, the Chicago Board of Education (Board) unanimously approved a resolution to launch a Healthy Green ...

The district is changing how it assigns staff serving students with disabilities as labor unions voice concerns.

This comes as the school district faces a $730 million budget deficit. Chicago Public Schools officials say the changes are ...

A version of this story was first published in the July 2, 2025 issue of the Newswire, an email newsletter that is your ...

Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) president Stacy Davis Gates said on Monday that “all children belong to” the union. At the City ...

According to a report authored by ChalkBeat and ProPublica, Chicago Public Schools had about 325,000 students enrolled this year after losing 70,000 students from 10 years ago, as the area faces ...

Outgoing CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said he underestimated how hard it would be to convince Mayor Brandon Johnson to release money collected in tax-increment-financing districts.

Chicago public schools face enrollment crisis with 150 half-empty schools, costing up to $93,000 per student in some cases, as the district lost 70,000 students over the past decade.

Chicago public schools face enrollment crisis with 150 half-empty schools, costing up to $93,000 per student in some cases, as the district lost 70,000 students over the past decade.

Illinois education received a bump to the budget this year, but some education advocates hoped for more investment. The state budget package, signed on June 16, totals $55.1 billion. It prioritizes ...

CPS CEO Pedro Martinez looks on during the Board of Education meeting at the Colman CPS Office, 4655 S. Dearborn St., in Bronzeville on Oct. 24, 2024. (Colin Boyle / Block Club Chicago) ...