Chicago advocates head to court in battle over federal funding for after-school programs
Tens of millions of dollars are at stake as the U.S. Department of Education cuts funding for the programs. Lauren Victory reports.
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Tens of millions of dollars are at stake as the U.S. Department of Education cuts funding for the programs. Lauren Victory reports.
A court hearing on Wednesday seeks to stop the sudden loss of $60 million in federal funding for Illinois after-school programs. Lauren Victory reports.
A court hearing was set for Wednesday to try to stop the sudden loss of $60 million in funding for Illinois after-school programs. Lauren Victory reports.
Education advocates in Chicago filed two lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Education this week, arguing that students returning from Christmas vacation will be left without crucial resources such as after-school programs.
The advocates say students returning from Christmas vacation will be left without crucial resources after the feds suddenly cut millions of dollars from Illinois after-school programs. Lauren Victory reports.
The Chicago Board of Education on Monday voted to increase its property tax levy for next year to generate $25 million in new revenue for the Chicago Public Schools.
A teen and six children were charged after a mother was attacked by a group of kids while protecting her children outside a South Side elementary school in November.
Winter break is here for Chicago Public Schools Students, and at one school in the Pullman neighborhood, that meant a loud and festive sendoff before heading home for the holidays.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
The former dean, Brian Crowder, was charged with criminal sexual assault in 2022 after the victim said she was coerced into a relationship with him.
He spends his weekdays in Chicago teaching Shakespeare and grammar, but this weekend Hyde Park Academy English teacher Brendan Lally is stepping into the ring for his professional boxing debut.
A mother who was attacked by a group of kids while protecting her children outside a South Side elementary school says she and her son and daughter are still suffering days after the attack.
A community is outraged after an attack on a mother and her two children outside an elementary school in the South Deering neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
A report from the inspector general for Chicago Public Schools called the district's spending on travel "questionable" and "exorbitant."
In a scathing report dropped overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, the inspector general for the Chicago Public Schools called the district's spending on travel "questionable" and "exorbitant." Lauren Victory reports.
The Chicago Public Schools are under fire for money spent on student and staff trips, with a new report from the CPS inspector general alleging “travel abuse.” Lauren Victory reports.
In a scathing report dropped overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, the inspector general for the Chicago Public Schools called the district’s spending on travel “questionable” and “exorbitant.” Lauren Victory reports.
This is the last week Chicago Public Schools families can explore school options for the next academic year through the GoCPS application.
This is the last week Chicago Public Schools families can explore school options for the next academic year through the GoCPS application.
Two renovated playgrounds at South Side elementary schools were unveiled Friday, part of a push by Chicago Public Schools to make sure students have places to grow and play.
The Chicago Board of Education voted unanimously this week to take over the Chicago High School for the Arts charter school.
The decision Tuesday night means ChiArts, at 2714 W. Augusta Blvd., will stay open.
Starting in 2026, Illinois schools will be required to teach students about climate change. One CPS school in Back of the Yards is well ahead of the curve thanks to one of their teachers.
Starting in 2026, Illinois schools will be required to teach students about climate change. One CPS school in Back of the Yards is well ahead of the curve thanks to one of their teachers.
Hundreds of students from Little Village Lawndale High School staged a walkout and protest march opposing Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
