Chicago Public Schools students spend spring break making inspiring college visits
After their four-day tour of colleges, the students returned to Chicago knowing there is a whole other world outside their city blocks. Marissa Sulek reports.
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After their four-day tour of colleges, the students returned to Chicago knowing there is a whole other world outside their city blocks. Marissa Sulek reports.
Sixteen new speed cameras around Chicago will go into operation next week in children's safety zones around parks and schools, the city said.
One of the kids may even grow up to become a master. It's happened before.
The chess players at the event at Harold Washington Library were seasoned competitors, and they're all still students in the Chicago Public Schools. Noel Brennan reports.
The union and Chicago Public Schools appear close to a new deal but have hit some bumps in the final stretch of negotiations.
Tense negotiations have been going on for months over pension payments for Chicago Public Schools employees and raises for teachers.
Tense negotiations have been going on for months over pension payments for Chicago Public Schools employees and raises for teachers. Sabrina Franza reports.
Tense negotiations have been going on for months over pension payments for Chicago Public Schools employees and raises for teachers. Sabrina Franza reports.
The mayor says the talks were not a negotiation session but a conversation to keep kids at school and their parents at work.
Mayor Brandon Johnson met with ousted Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacey Davis Gates, and Jason Ervin, the head of the City Council budget committee, ahead of the vote to call for a compromise and hope to avoid a teacher strike.
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, and Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), head of the City Council Budget Committee.
The mayor met Wednesday with Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates and Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez.
The mayor met Wednesday with CPS Chief Executive Officer Pedro Martinez, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, and Ald. Jason Ervin (28th), head of the City Council Budget Committee.
The mayor had a few eyebrow-raising comments Tuesday.
The Trinity Irish Dance Academy is celebrating St. Patrick's Day by performing for students and staff at schools all weekend long.
The Trinity Irish Dance Academy is celebrating St. Patrick's Day by performing for students and staff at schools all weekend long.
The hearing comes before the school board votes on an amended budget next week.
At the center of the hearing is a proposed budget of $139 million that was amended by Chicago Public Schools. The proposed budget falls $175 million short of financing pensions for non-teaching staff.
Heading into the first of two hearings this week, it remains unclear where the money will come from to pay for a few big-ticket items on an extremely tight budget.
A CPS vendor's server was hacked, exposing personal information for all current and former students dating back to the 2017-18 school year.
Current and former students who attended Chicago Public Schools over the past eight years could be impacted by a huge data breach.
Getting rid of the Education Department has long been a goal for Republicans, but the president can't unilaterally dissolve a department set up by Congress.
President Trump is getting ready to deliver on a campaign promise to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. Getting rid of the Education Department has long been a goal for Republicans, but the president can't unilaterally dissolve a department set up by Congress. However, he can weaken the department's role in local schools.
The proposed amendment posted online by the board states that CPS "can incur debt," if needed, to balance a budget. Otherwise, they'll face budget cuts.
In a letter, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said CPS anticipates amending the budget later to reflect the cost of these agreements. He acknowledged that the road ahead would not be easy.
