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CPS Brings Back Back to Our Future to Help More Students Return to School
The Back to Our Future program, created by Chicago Public Schools, aims to reach 1,000 students who have dropped out of ...
Tense City Hall meeting on CTU contract, CPS budget vote ends with ‘handful of issues’ still unresolved
Mayor Brandon Johnson gathered CPS and CTU leaders ahead of a critical vote to amend the school district’s budget to pay for ...
Chicago Board of Education to vote on new budget on Thursday
The mayor says the talks were not a negotiation session but a conversation to keep kids at school and their parents at work.
Teachers union accuses CPS of fostering disruption and chaos in not agreeing to key compromises
The union is now "barreling toward an escalated conflict," sources said. The teachers union can take a strike vote at any ...
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Federal complaints lodged against Chicago, Deerfield for accommodating trans students
A north suburban mom says her teenage daughter was forced to change in front of a transgender classmate. Advocates and the ...
Suburban Chicago parents connect children's health issues with their kids' public school
Two families from Long Grove say their children have been suffering from health problems for years. They believe the cause is ...
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Chicago school board postpones key budget amendment vote
The Chicago Board of Education postponed a vote to amend its 2024-25 budget as the district came close to a contract deal ...
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‘A Tsunami Coming From Washington’: Chicago, Illinois Leaders Respond to Education Department Layoffs
Officials from Chicago and Illinois are sounding the alarm as the U.S. Department of Education plans to lay off about half of ...
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson tries to broker compromise on teachers union contract
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden called the meeting productive, while CTU ...