CPS Inspector General's Report Details Theft, Cheating
Rampant wrong-doing is going on in a number of Chicago Public Schools according to a new report by the CPS inspector general, reports WBBM's Bernie Tafoya.
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Rampant wrong-doing is going on in a number of Chicago Public Schools according to a new report by the CPS inspector general, reports WBBM's Bernie Tafoya.
Former Bears lineman James "Big Cat" Williams surprised several Chicago Public Schools students with new laptop computers, after they won a program designed to help them with getting into college.
Books, computers, and even apps can help your children learn to read, but at 13 Chicago Public Schools, young students are becoming better readers thanks to dogs.
A group of school administrators has outlined a plan to change curricula and modify some hiring practices, in an effort to improve school performance; but overhauling school funding has proven to be a thorny issue.
Pediatricians have recommended the Chicago Public Schools start classes for high school and middle school students later in the day, so students can get more sleep, but with Mayor Rahm Emanuel rebuffing such efforts, some doctors have offered other ideas for improving student performance.
CBS 2's Dana Kozlov explains why educators and parents alike are fighting to delay the new test.
Chicago Police broke up a demonstration at City Hall on Thursday, after activists staged a sit-in to protest controversial bond deals at the Chicago Public Schools.
Parents at one of the city's elite magnet schools are threatening to pull their students out of sex education classes. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker reports.
As their friends argued over the necklace earlier in the day, Cinque Lee offered one of those sparring a gun. Later that evening, 22-year-old Michael Haynes told Lee he was wrong to take out a gun since they were all friends. Haynes ended up punching Lee, which prompted him to shoot Haynes four to five times
State lawmakers who have predicted huge property tax hikes for suburban homeowners under a measure to overhaul funding for public schools have invited the public to provide input on the plan Tuesday night in Arlington Heights.
A variety of electronic equipment was stolen from an Englewood elementary school in a burglary early Monday on the South Side, officials said.
A new report claims to show that Chicago charter schools are lagging behind their traditional public counterparts, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
The number of school closings in Chicago is leading some to say the city needs an elected school board.
A mother has sued the Chicago Public Schools, claiming the district ignored her complaints her daughter was being bullied for a year-and-a-half before the 12-year-old girl took her own life five months ago.
The Chicago STAR Scholarship, which stands for Students Taking Academic Responsibility, would be offered to CPS graduates with a grade point average of at least 3.0, and who place into college-level math and English programs, and enroll in one of the various so-called "pathways" at any of the seven City Colleges of Chicago.
Students, teachers and parents staged a big rally for so-called "school choice" at the Thompson Center today, trying to make sure their voices are heard in the debate over school funding.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he was wrong to try to name a North side prep school for President Barack Obama.
Nearly a dozen demonstrators were arrested at City Hall late Tuesday night, after staging a sit-in for several hours to protest the looming closure of Dyett High School.
Mayor Emanuel says the Chicago Public Schools will hold its cleaning contractors accountable, amid complaints from principals and announcement of layoffs among janitors, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Some students, parents and teachers who are upset over the reassignment of the principal of Marshall High School held a protest Monday, reports WBBM's Terry Keshner.
The Chicago Public Schools have been hit with a lawsuit accusing the administration of violating the law when it comes to providing the public with information about how the district is run.
CBS 2's Chris Martinez reports that in a second floor classroom on the city's South Side, the lesson is one you might not expect. Both online and off, the kindergarteners at Ariel Academy are learning computer code.
Chicago health officials say there's an increase in respiratory problems at some emergency rooms, but how many and why has yet to be determined.
Carlitta Tucker-Powell, Case Manager and Special Education Teacher for Chicago Public Schools, offers some insight into what it takes to succeed in the special education field.
An influential Chicago Public Schools principal has said the district's own figures show much of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's education reform plan isn't working.
