Mayor Johnson urged to shrink $830 million in borrowing, tighten language on CPS funding
Civic Federation President Joe Ferguson warned that major changes are needed, not only to lock in the 26 votes needed for ...
CPS Black Student Success Plan Lawsuit
Just days after Chicago Public Schools released its long awaited black student success plan, an out-of-state advocacy group ...
Parents, politicians rally for Acero Schools, condemn ICE raids outside CPS headquarters
School closings and immigration raids were the focus of a Chicago Public Schools Board of Education meeting at this hour.
CPS charged teenager with terrorism despite knowing she was suspected grooming victim, court hears
The CPS charged a vulnerable teenager with terror offences despite being aware she was a suspected victim of online grooming ...
Discontinued violence prevention program for struggling teens revived with $25 million
A Chicago non-profit received $25 million in funding Thursday to lead a previously discontinued violence-prevention program ...
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CPS board votes to keep open 5 Acero charters but will close 2 at end of school year
A School Board vote in December had spared seven Acero schools from closure for a year and promised to absorb five of them in ...
Kanawha County judge appoints monitor to oversee CPS children placed hotels
A Kanawha County judge is trying to change a longstanding problem within the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS ...
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Mayor Johnson’s office intensifies push for CPS borrowing to avoid leaving city in the red
Johnson’s office and the school district have been locked in a dispute for months over responsibility for a pension payment.
‘Tick box exercise’ over CPS casework quality must ‘fundamentally change’
Inspectors discovered a culture where legal managers were ‘reluctant’ to give prosecutors feedback on improvement for ‘fear ...
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Johnson pushing CPS to cover disputed $175M pension payment
If the school district doesn't come up with the money by the end of March, the city will likely have to raid its own reserves ...
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CPS Now Expected to Save 4 of 7 Acero Charter Schools Slated for Closure
The Acero charter network announced last year plans to shutter Cruz K-12 as well as Casas, Cisneros, Fuentes, Paz, Santiago ...
Hearing held on foster children hotel placements
Alex Mayer, the new Secretary of the Department of Human Services, said he agreed it’s not ideal for foster kids to be placed in hotels. The average length of a foster child’s stay in a hotel room is ...