Chicago Threatens Its School-Choice Success
For how long will selective-enrollment schools prosper under Mayor Johnson?
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Chicago releases its Black Student Success Plan amid backlash against race-based initiatives
The district is releasing its long-awaited plan to improve Black students’ outcomes days after the Trump administration ...
What can CPS schools and parents do in the face of Donald Trump’s mass deportation threat?
Chicago Public Schools does not allow immigration officers into schools without a criminal warrant. Experts weigh in on how ...
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to continue investments in ...
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Chicago schools doubled classroom assistants in recent years. Now, labor unions are fighting over who represents them.
Special education classroom assistants are assigned to provide additional support to students with disabilities. The Chicago ...
Students from dozens of Chicago Public Schools join voices in honor of Black History Month
What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...
Denver Public Schools sues DHS over policy allowing ICE in schools
Denver Public Schools (DPS) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday over its new Trump administration ...
Is there school on Presidents Day in Illinois? What's open and closed, including libraries, schools and more
Although many offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents Day, many retailers and grocery stores will be ...
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
The teachers union’s rejection of the fact-finder report opens the door for a strike as soon as March following a 30-day ...
Are Chicago Public Schools closed today? Full list of Chicago schools with snow days
According to a post on Chicago Public Schools' website, the district's goal is "always to have school open," but added that heavy snow, extreme cold or extreme heat could lead to classes or activities ...
‘Fails to meet our standards:’ Nevada school district rejects Pedro Martinez for top job
Ousted schools CEO Pedro Martinez was tossed from the running for superintendent of the Clark County School District in ...