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WATCH: Charter CEO: Chicago Board of Ed is 'hurting kids' by failing to renew schools
Chicago charter school leaders and families are protesting shorter renewal terms and a Chicago Board of Education resolution ...
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Chicago Public Schools floats hundreds of layoffs as one option to close $529 million budget gap
Chicago Public Schools is considering laying off hundreds of school-based staffers next school year — one of multiple ...
CPS student artists see their work — and themselves — in new light at EXPO Chicago
The work of students enrolled in the Artists in Public Schools’ residency program at Chicago Public Schools is now on display ...
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Chicago School Board Again Delays Vote On Future Of 21 Charter Schools
The board voted 15-5, with no discussion, to remove the charter renewals from its Thursday agenda, leaving families and staff ...
Family says student with autism was sexually assaulted at Chicago public school
The family of a Chicago Public Schools student with special needs said their child was attacked, and the adults at his school ...
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Outgoing Chicago schools leader recommended as new Mass. Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Ed
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Massachusetts could soon have a new commissioner. State education ...
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Chicago School Board Approves Contract With Chicago Teachers Union
The four-year contract is expected to cost a total of $1.4 billion. It includes class size limits, requirements to hire ...
Chicago Public Schools, City Colleges team up with UIC to help students get 4-year degrees
Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago are partnering with the University of Illinois - Chicago to help fast ...
Editorial: What Pedro Martinez’s new job tells us about how outsiders view Chicago’s education politics
Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez has landed a top education post despite Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ...
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Chicago’s partially-elected school board plans changes to charter school oversight
Chicago’s charter sector experienced years of growth. But the schools are now facing enrollment and financial challenges and ...
Charter school transparency will ensure students are prioritized
District-wide policies requiring at least 12 months’ public notice before a charter school closure and full financial ...
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Advocates call on CPS to expand measles vaccine access in schools
Activists, including a former Chicago health commissioner, are calling on Chicago Public Schools to administer vaccinations ...