CPS: 90% of schools to receive more funding
There is also an additional $128 million to support students with extra needs.
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There is also an additional $128 million to support students with extra needs.
This year marks the sixth year for the program.
This year marks the sixth year for the program.
Details will be finalized over the summer.
Chicago Public Schools is celebrating a scholarship milestone for the graduating class of 2023.
Chicago Public Schools is celebrating a scholarship milestone for the graduating class of 2023.
"My momma has always been my number one role model and I just want to be just like her. She enjoyed doing it. So I feel like I will enjoy doing it."
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray caught up with one crossing guard in Bronzeville.
CBS 2 first met the girl and her mother after they struggled with CPS over her disabilities.
We're spotlighting a Chicago Public Schools student with autism who we first met years ago under troubling circumstances. Now, she's ready to tackle the world. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov explained how her mom's battle with Chicago Public Schools made it possible.
"Having my associate degree has helped me and my family save like, a bunch of money that I would have spent on my two years. Now I can go into college as like a junior and just finish my two years and then get a job."
'So much props to them and their families, because I would not have been able to see that growth without them."
As the school year wraps up, one local woman is aiming to be a positive role model by being a positive rapper.
As the school year wraps up, one local woman is aiming to be a positive role model by being a positive rapper. Elizabeth Elie, a hip hop artist known as Lizzie G, was a Chicago Public Schools student herself, who now works as an independent teaching artist and mentor for CPS students.
School counselors are often one of, if not the only mental health resource for many children; and, in the wake of the pandemic, they're needed now more than ever. But getting trained, qualified counselors in schools remains a challenge. In an effort to bridge the mental health gap in schools, DePaul University recently announced a program to prepare 96 diverse school counselors through graduate work and place them in high-need CPS elementary schools.
Of those kids, 10 of them are in high school and 50 have been spread out among three elementary schools.
As many as 60 children staying at a temporary migrant shelter in Little Village have been enrolled in Chicago Public Schools.
Attendance is free to public. The first pitch will be thrown at 1:00 p.m. Gates open at noon.
Students from Pre-K through 12th grade will show off their computer science and robotics skills while engaging in fun stem-related activities.
Brianna Wright, Consuelo Reyes, Marquetta Jones, and Gwenette Scott were all celebrated for their dedication and skills.
Brianna Wright, Consuelo Reyes, Marquetta Jones, and Gwenette Scott were all celebrated for their dedication and skills.
The Chicago Department of Transportation says school crossing guards work hard to keep children and other pedestrians safe by regulating traffic and reporting unsafe conditions.
Four of them will be named Crossing Guards of the Year.
The food will be available Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The giant doll is touring the city as part of "Mexico in Chicago" Week.
