It's a 'perception' issue
Maddie Poshard is a stellar student, with excellent grades, a top ACT score, and a history of exemplary leadership at her Springfield area...
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New Chicago schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard expressed support Thursday for the idea of teachers and staff visiting students at home,...
Get the full story >>Details on preliminary test score results released Friday
On Friday, Chicago Public Schools will release further details about preliminary results for standardized tests and while the district's...
Get the full story >>CPS schools chief aims to send a message with contract
The Chicago Public Schools board this week handed the newest schools chief a contract – a first among Chicago school leaders since...
Get the full story >>CPS chief Brizard gets a contract — unlike predecessors — and a raise
The Chicago Public Schools board on Wednesday gave the district's newest steward, Jean-Claude Brizard, what none of his recent...
Get the full story >>Details on preliminary test score results released Friday
On Friday, Chicago Public Schools will release further details about preliminary results for standardized tests and while the district's...
Get the full story >>Emanuel backs waiver letting school executive live in Winnetka
While most Chicago Public Schools employees are required to live in the city, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has endorsed the new chief administrative...
Get the full story >>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 >>CPS community forums on selective enrollment admissions
Chicago Public Schools will be holding three community forums this month on the 2011 admissions policy for selective enrollment and magnet...
Get the full story >>Teachers won't get 4% raises, setting the stage for talks
Salary negotiations between Chicago Public Schools officials and its teachers union could veer to the subject of longer school days, an...
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Appellate court to rehear case on CPS teacher firings
Get the full story >>Chicago Public Schools board rescinds teacher raises, angers union
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's handpicked Chicago Public Schools board drew a battle line between the new administration and the teachers union with...
Get the full story >>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 >>CPS, teachers union face off over pay raise
As the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools prepare for a showdown over across-the-board raises for teachers, each is digging...
Get the full story >>CPS summer program will be expanded
Chicago Public Schools says it will be pouring more money into the two-year-old Safe Haven, Safe Summer program.
Get the full story >>Few arrests, convictions in campus sex assault cases
Women who report sexual violence on college campuses seldom see their accused attackers arrested and almost never see them convicted,...
Get the full story >>Cash-strapped school districts parking buses
While kids enjoy their summer, many school administrators are crunching numbers and realizing that they might have to cut back — again...
Get the full story >>CPS board will vote on fate of pay raise
It'll be a baptism by fire when the new Chicago Public Schools board meets for the first time today.
Get the full story >>Board meeting Wednesday to consider teacher raises; Brizard said he won't take bonus
With Chicago schools facing a $720 million deficit, teachers next week may be asked to give up the 4 percent annual salary increase in their...
Get the full story >>New CPS chief's salary will remain at $250,000
New schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard says his salary will remain at $250,000 as approved by the outgoing school board under a short-term...
Get the full story >>Study: Preschool boosts low-income students
A new study revealing the lasting impact of a solid preschool education — especially in disadvantaged communities — was released...
Get the full story >>Programs for at-risk students' safety at risk
After being jumped by rival gang members and left with a scar on his forehead, freshman Aaron Wesley decided this spring to finally quit...
Get the full story >>University of Illinois launches financial aid fundraising effort called Access Illinois
University of Illinois officials announced Thursday a $100 million fundraising campaign for student financial aid, an effort kicked off with...
Get the full story >>Education reforms are signed into law
Gov. Pat Quinn signed ambitious education reforms into law Monday that will change how Illinois educators earn tenure and how districts...
Get the full story >>Bright Start contributors angry over missed matches
The state's Bright Start College Savings Program has come under fire again after a promotion promising a $250 match for contributions made...
Get the full story >>Brizard meets with principals, talks contracts
Teacher and principal contracts and standards dominated the discussion today when Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard met with...
Get the full story >>More top high schools eliminate class rank
About a half-dozen more Chicago-area high schools this week eliminated the traditional accounting of students by grade-point average in a...
Get the full story >>Teachers union seeks details of Brizard's contract
The Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday called on Chicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard to release the full terms of his...
Get the full story >>Quinn picks Chico to lead state education board
Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday tapped former Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico to lead the Illinois State Board of Education, calling the...
Get the full story >>Fewer families invest in prepaid college tuition plan
Amid concerns over a new investment strategy and the skyrocketing cost of a state university education, fewer families are investing in...
Get the full story >>Months late, CPS budgets lack raises for teachers
After months of delays, Chicago Public Schools principals received budgets Friday that maintained classroom sizes but cut teaching...
Get the full story >>CPS chief chimes in on breakfast program
Once touted as the largest morning meal program of its kind, the controversial Breakfast in the Classroom mandate has found a new critic:...
Get the full story >>Budget would cut $171 million from public schools
The state budget plan now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands would slash $171 million in public school funding, erasing financial support for...
Get the full story >>Brizard, parents begin work on parent contract
As he tries to deliver on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign promise of a parent contract, the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools is meeting...
Get the full story >>OMG, what 2 wear? Girls get answers for school style
Back-to-school style this season is all mixed up.
Get the full story >>Chicago Public Schools to cut central office's budget by $75 million
Chicago Public Schools may have found $75 million to cut at the district's central office, but thanks to a state budget plan now before...
Get the full story >>Setting up possible union fight, Emanuel picks new team to helm CPS
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel pushed ahead with his pledge to reshape Chicago Public Schools on Monday, introducing an executive team led by a...
Get the full story >>Meet the new CPS board members
Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel tapped a new team to lead the embattled Chicago Public Schools on Monday, including seven new members to...
Get the full story >>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 >>New CEO, Chicago Teachers Union president meet
Incoming schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard had his first meeting with Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis Monday, and here's the good...
Get the full story >>Marshall High principal leading dramatic turnaround of school
A year ago, students at Marshall Metropolitan High School seemed oblivious to the class bell. They'd linger in the hallways, chat with...
Get the full story >>Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago's new schools chief, doesn't back down from a challenge
Described as passionate and stubborn, charismatic and calculating, Jean-Claude Brizard is the new face of reform for Chicago's distressed...
Get the full story >>Bill would help kids coping with parent's deployments
Starting next school year, Illinois students may be asked if they have parents or guardians in the military, which could open the door for...
Get the full story >>Attorney general aide: U. of I. flouting law
As a student reporter at the Daily Illini newspaper, Jennifer Wheeler tried to use the state's open records law last May to get the results...
Get the full story >>Report questions spending by former school board chiefs
At a time of a mounting budget deficit and dwindling resources for Chicago Public Schools, a scathing report released this week chronicles...
Get the full story >>Chicago school bans some lunches brought from home
Fernando Dominguez cut the figure of a young revolutionary leader during a recent lunch period at his elementary school.
Get the full story >>The first day
Kindergarten, high school and college are big transitions. What kids can expect — and how you can help them prepare.
Get the full story >>CPS unveils push for healthier school meals
During the last school year, most Chicago public schools did not offer recess, regular nutrition classes or more than 40 minutes of physical...
Get the full story >>Most school garden produce is forbidden fruit in CPS lunchrooms
It's harvest time in Chicago Public School gardens full of chubby tomatoes, heavy squash and fragrant basil.
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