CPS elicits online feedback on the budget
Not too happy about your property taxes going up? Have some other ideas on how CPS can close its budget gap?
Get the full story >>CTU president says property tax hike is a "Band-Aid" approach
As budget hearings begin this week, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis says the district's proposed property tax increase is a...
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Former state Rep. Robert Molaro faces criminal investigation
Former state Rep. Robert Molaro is facing an investigation into legislative scholarships he awarded to a longtime supporter's family...
Get the full story >>CPS' Jean-Claude Brizard defends tax hike
Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard Monday defended the district's proposal to increase property taxes.
Get the full story >>Glen Elsasser, 1937-2011
Even in a city bursting with large personalities, Glen Elsasser was considered a bit of an eccentric in Washington.
Get the full story >>Man's swim across Lake Michigan falls short
The plan seemed simple enough for an endurance athlete accustomed to testing his body's limits: swim the 42-mile divide between New Buffalo,...
Get the full story >>CPS proposes raising property taxes to the max
Chicago Public Schools' new financial team on Friday released a proposed $5.9 billion budget for 2011-12 that closes a record $712 million...
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No layoff details yet in CPS budget cuts
Chicago Public Schools officials have pledged to reduce expenses by 5 percent, but they still cannot say exactly how many people will be...
Get the full story >>Public education: Not so free
The Illinois Constitution declares: "Education in public schools through the secondary level shall be free."
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Parents see big gap in school fees among districts
On top of hefty charges for textbooks, technology, bus rides, sports and clubs, school districts are hitting up parents to pay fees for...
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School districts step up border surveillance amid financial strain
As parents prepare to send their children back to school this month, many are digging out everything from mortgage statements to utility...
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Contract law and contractions
Recent law school graduates are known to labor over the high-stakes bar exam.
Get the full story >>Anti-violence programs a funding priority, CPS says
Mayor Rahm Emanuel this week said the district will be funding the "Safe Passage" program, which gets students to and from school, at last...
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Chicago State University officials to face questions over enrollment figures
Chicago State University officials will be asked at a state hearing next month to explain how they'll ensure that their enrollment and...
Get the full story >>Charter schools want more money from CPS
Charter school advocates are asking Chicago Public Schools to give more money to charter schools in the coming school year.
Get the full story >>Residents can quiz the schools chief on public radio each month
Chicago residents will get a chance to ask pressing questions about education as the CEO of Chicago Public Schools takes to the air waves...
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Emanuel still pushing longer school day
Mayor Rahm Emanuel used a back-to-school event Tuesday to once again push for a longer school day, an issue likely to be raised during...
Get the full story >>CPS names some chiefs of schools
Chicago Public Schools this week announced a restructuring of middle managers or the "mini-superintendents" who now will be called chiefs of...
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CPS reorganization: Brizard to realign 'mini-superintendents'
Two months into his new role overseeing Chicago Public Schools, CEO Jean-Claude Brizard has begun reorganizing a school system he calls...
Get the full story >>New high-performing school seats added
Chicago Public Schools will be increasing the number of high-performing school slots by 2,300, CEO Jean-Claude Brizard announced in a school...
Get the full story >>CPS updates policy on dealing with head injuries
Hoping to keep student athletes who may have suffered a concussion off the field until they get a medical clearance, Chicago Public...
Get the full story >>CPS: Only 'unusable items' discarded
A group of teachers and community members say they pulled out desks, maps, framed posters, workbooks and tables from a dumpster at...
Get the full story >>More tolerance in new CPS code of conduct
Chicago Public Schools has adopted a new student discipline policy that one parent group says moves the district a step away from zero...
Get the full story >>Brizard: Budget still under discussion
As Chicago Public Schools work on whittling down the $612 million deficit on its soon-to-be-released budget, new schools chief Jean-Claude...
Get the full story >>Principal, assistant principal removed
The principal and assistant principal of a high school on Chicago's Northwest Side face disciplinary charges after a yearlong...
Get the full story >>State commission can now approve charters, too
A new bill signed into law this week will allow charters to get approved by an alternative commission appointed by the State Board of...
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Chicago Public Schools officials eyeing updated security cameras for 14 high schools
Soon after the beating death of a Fenger High School student in 2009, the school's principal asked Chicago Public Schools officials for a...
Get the full story >>16 Payton Chinese scholars visit China's president
When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Chicago in January, he extended an invitation to a group of Walter Payton students studying...
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U. of I. cancels aviation program
University of Illinois trustees agreed Thursday to shutter a decades-old aviation program in what one official cautioned could be the...
Get the full story >>SIU president's granddaughter decides to go elsewhere
The granddaughter of Southern Illinois University's president has decided to enroll at a different university this fall following her...
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Superintendent merry-go-round yields fat severances
Stanley Fields resigned after just a year as superintendent of a suburban Cook County school district where he was put on leave, faced...
Get the full story >>Student scores inch up in geography
Ask a group of 12th-graders how the Great Lakes formed, and about half can pinpoint the primary cause: glaciations.
Get the full story >>Principals given flexibility in firing teachers showed they could evaluate well, study indicates
A new outside study shows that when Chicago public school principals were given more flexibility in firing probationary teachers, they...
Get the full story >>Schools prepare for record heat wave
Chicago Public Schools officials are distributing 1,500 fans to schools throughout the system as the city tackles a record-breaking heat...
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National Education Association gives President Obama an early endorsement
The nation's largest teachers union voted Monday in Chicago to support President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election bid despite discord between...
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CPS seeks a hand with back-to-school campaign
Chicago Public Schools officials launched back-to-school efforts Wednesday that will involve other city agencies as well as social media,...
Get the full story >>University of Illinois moves to close aviation program
University of Illinois officials have decided to shut down its Institute of Aviation, a more than 50-year-old program that offers pilot...
Get the full story >>Minority students group rails against zero-tolerance policies, security guards at city schools
A minority student advocacy group says zero-tolerance disciplinary policies at Chicago Public Schools don't work.
Get the full story >>Whittier parents ending second sit-in
Activists at Whittier Elementary School said Friday they're ending their latest 25-day sit-in and would like to resume negotiations with...
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For students reporting sex attacks, imperfect justice
When a 19-year-old University of Notre Dame freshman first went to campus police to file a sexual assault report in late November, she did...
Get the full story >>No raises for CPS principals, central office staff
Chicago Public Schools principals, assistant principals and central office staff will be giving up raises this year, just as teachers and...
Get the full story >>Charters tell mayor they support longer school days
No surprise here: Chicago charter schools have sent a letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel voicing support for a longer school day.
Get the full story >>U. of I. disclosure appeal gets under way in federal court
The University of Illinois on Wednesday filed its opening brief in an appeal to a federal court ruling that a privacy law governing...
Get the full story >>Union disputes Edelman's opionion that they can't strike
Chicago Teachers Union officials say they can meet the 75 percent vote required under a new education reform bill if they choose to strike.
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Outside experts put Chicago schools under microscope
A panel of education experts from across the country will delve deep into Chicago's public school system over the next two months, looking...
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Making the grade — in life — despite long odds
In a public school system where almost half the students don't graduate, Shannon Hastings could have been just another dropout.
Get the full story >>Storm forces cancelation of summer classes at Hampton
The storm forced summer classes to be canceled at a South Side Elementary School Monday. Crews were unable to restore power at Hampton...
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New CPS leader discusses goals, challenges
Jean-Claude Brizard won't officially assume control of Chicago Public Schools for several weeks, but already he's immersing himself in the...
Get the full story >>Power to be restored at all schools by Wednesday
Chicago Public Schools officials are hoping that all summer school programs will resume Wednesday after power outages caused disruptions...
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