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Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO speaks on $736M budget shortfall
Dr. Macquline King is a former Chicago Public Schools student, teacher and principal, and she is now is serving as the ...
‘We won’t let it stand’: Chicago Teachers Union calls for state aid amid budget deficit
Financial problems are piling up at Chicago Public Schools, amid the district’s growing budget deficit and more cuts from the ...
100 Students in a School Meant for 1,000: Inside Chicago’s Refusal to Deal With Its Nearly Empty Schools
Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this ...
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Chicago teachers won climate action in their contract. But funding issues loom.
The school system must contend with a $700 million budget deficit and the likelihood of less money from the federal ...
Chicago’s summer jobs program sees another year of growth following pandemic-era dip
Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence ...
Forrest Claypool: CPS must engage the community before consolidating empty schools
Consolidating nearly empty schools in Chicago must be part of a larger plan that marshals investments with input from the ...
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Chicago Teachers’ “Climate Justice” Collides With $734M School Budget Crisis
Teachers Union’s ‘Climate Justice’ Goals Meet Fiscal Reality As Students Fail “Climate justice” provisions in the Chicago ...
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Chicago school board poised to change grade acceleration policy
The district’s proposed changes would allow a student who scores in the top 10% of their grade on state tests to be eligible to apply for skipping a grade or taking accelerated math and reading.