Chicago Teachers Union demands action as CPS lays off 162 employees
Chicago Public Schools on Monday announced that it laid off 162 employees from its central office and citywide positions last week. Lauren Victory reports.
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Chicago Public Schools on Monday announced that it laid off 162 employees from its central office and citywide positions last week. Lauren Victory reports.
Chicago Public Schools on Monday announced that it laid off 162 employees from its central office and citywide positions last week.
District leaders say the layoffs come after exhausting other cost-saving measures. CPS says the reductions will save about $18 million.
The Chicago Teachers Union rallied Thursday, calling for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to call a special session to discuss school funding.
The Chicago Teachers Union rallied Thursday, calling for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to call a special session to discuss school funding.
Tuesday marked the first Chicago Public Schools budget hearing of the summer, as the district faces a $ $733 million shortfall.
This comes as the Chicago Teachers Union is calling on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to call lawmakers back to Springfield. The union said a special session is needed to fund schools fully.
Republican lawmakers grilled the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King on Wednesday.
The House Republicans who questioned King are investigating districts that support transgender students, as well as minority programs.
Republican lawmakers grilled the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King on Wednesday. Lauren Victory reports.
The Chicago Teachers Union expects members of Congress will question Dr. Macquline King about racial equity practices in the Chicago Public Schools system. Lauren Victory reports.
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday were set to grill the Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Dr. Macquline King. Lauren Victory reports.
The workers were celebrated for their consistency, professionalism, and determination to keep kids safe during the school year.
A new Illinois cell phone ban at public schools will take effect for the 2027-2028 school year after the General Assembly passed a new law Sunday night.
A Chicago Public Schools senior who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for two months graduated from high school on Thursday.
Some Chicago Public Schools students on Thursday got to see firsthand how a person with a disability experiences everyday life through adaptive sports.
The Chicago Public Schools senior who was released from an immigration detention facility in Kentucky after more than two months in custody had to check in with the feds again on Wednesday.
A Chicago teen being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Kentucky is now on his way home, after a judge allowed him to go free on bond just in time to graduate from high school.
A Chicago mother has been released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, two months after she and her son were arrested at a routine check-in for their asylum petition.
While his mother was released after a hearing Tuesday, a young soccer star who attends Stephen Tyng Mather High School in Chicago remains in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A Chicago high school senior getting ready to graduate and on the verge of playing college soccer next year is now sitting in an ICE detention center in Kentucky, where his mom is also being held at a separate facility.
Chicago Public Schools is facing a $733 million budget gap, and has delivered more than 600 individual proposals to its principals with ideas on how to handle the shortfall.
Chicago Public Schools is facing a $733 million budget gap, and has delivered more than 600 individual proposals to its principals with ideas on how to handle the shortfall.
Organizers for Lollapalooza are helping fund the next generation of headliners.
Organizers for Lollapalooza are helping fund the next generation of headliners.
