Two Victims Give Emotional Testimonies In CPS Sex Abuse Scandal
A panel of state lawmakers heard emotional testimonies from two victims in the Chicago Public Schools sex abuse scandal Wednesday.
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A panel of state lawmakers heard emotional testimonies from two victims in the Chicago Public Schools sex abuse scandal Wednesday.
Victims of sexual assault and sexual abuse told their stories to state lawmakers on Wednesday, as the Illinois House and Illinois Senate begin looking into the recent scandal at the Chicago Public Schools.
State lawmakers are demanding answers in the Chicago Public Schools sex abuse scandal, and have scheduled a public hearing on Wednesday to grill school officials.
CPS officials said an employee emailed private student information to more than 3,700 families.
Chicago Public Schools officials will run new background checks by fall for thousands of employees who regularly work in schools, as part of the district's ongoing response to a sex abuse scandal.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson has unveiled a new tool for parents and students in the wake of the school sex abuse scandal.
For years, CPS failed to protect abused students in more than 100 cases. As CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports one young woman's story is one of confusion and fear.
Is the path taken by CPS independent enough?
The head of Chicago Public Schools is promising to take action after a report that the school district failed to protect students from sexual abuse.
Chicago Public Schools is taking action after a scathing report which said the school district failed to protect students from sexual abuse.
A newspaper investigation has found Chicago Public Schools officials failed to protect hundreds of students who were sexually abused by school employees.
The controversial move to close more than 50 Chicago Public Schools five years ago has caused an academic struggle for many students, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
Chicago Public Schools are initiating training programs to help teachers prepare to handle an active shooting situation.
The state of Illinois has taken control of special education at Chicago Public Schools after concluding a 2016 overhaul by the nation's third-largest school system violated federal law.
CPS leaders announced $75 million for new science labs and renovations.
Student advocates say special education in Chicago's public schools is broken and needs to be fixed.
Chicago Police officers and Chicago Public School students waged battle against each other. They clashed alongside kings and queens using counterattacks, blitzes and stalemates. This is all taking place in the game of chess.
Former Chicago Schools CEO Paul Vallas offered a long list of what he called Emanuel's failures and a peak at how he would govern differently.
"This is a good time to be the leader of Chicago Public Schools, because our financial situation is much stronger than it was two years ago," Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said.
Budgets for the 2018-19 in Chicago are coming with a guarantee.
"We have rodents, roaches, mold, mildew, asbestos; in other words, filthy unsanitary unhealthy schools," said CTU recording secretary Michael Brunson.
Archaeologists are on site several times a week to monitor for human remains or caskets.
Forty students from three CPS high schools are traveling to Memphis to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King on the 50th anniversary of his assassination
A development company is transforming the school into apartments.
"To meet someone that was so successful and as prominent as Keith Haring was life-changing."
