New report chronicles misconduct within CPS
Chicago Public Schools employees repeatedly took advantage of lax oversight or exploited the system to benefit themselves financially during...
Get the full story >>Inspector general unveils wide swath of offenses in new report
While the Chicago Public Schools inspector general's report details several big investigations that may signal larger systemic problems,...
Get the full story >>City Hall shuts down rally to save South Side schools
The Kenwood Oakland Community Organization began its City Hall sit-in Wednesday hoping to land a meeting with the mayor and save...
Get the full story >>Asking for help isn't easy for some students
Fourth-grader Kennedy Thielmann shot her hand in the air seconds after the teacher asked a question, while across the Evergreen Park...
Get the full story >>Old school buildings put pressure on CPS' bottom line
The muscular brick buildings with ornate carvings that defined a generation of schoolhouses in Chicago more than a century ago have left a...
Get the full story >>CPS to lengthen high school days by 36 minutes next year
On a day when the Chicago Teachers Union staged rallies to protest closings or turnaround projects at eight public schools, school...
Get the full story >>Teachers accused of cheating still working in schools
Educators forced out or disciplined by local districts over cheating and other state testing violations continued working in schools or...
Get the full story >>Illinois in line for $43 million for school programs
Illinois is in line to get $43 million from the U.S. Department of Education, finally getting a share of federal grant money awarded by...
Get the full story >>Illinois again out of the running for Race to the Top education funds
Illinois lost a shot at $70 million in federal funds that would have advanced key reforms for the state's youngest learners —...
Get the full story >>CPS to lengthen school day for high schools by 36 minutes
Chicago Public Schools is lengthening the school day for high school students next year by 36 minutes, aligning them with the 7½-hour...
Get the full story >>Uproar continues over plans for South Side schools
Two weeks after they first protested outside the mayor's office, members of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization were back at City...
Get the full story >>CPS: Poorer-performing schools less likely to get funds
Inside Chicago Public Schools, the joke long has been that when a school gets a fresh coat of paint and new windows, you can expect the...
Get the full story >>CPS mulls deal to expand virtual education
With an eye toward expanding Chicago Public Schools' online education offerings, the school board will consider awarding a share of a three-...
Get the full story >>Teacher advocacy group suggests ways to make most of longer day
As Chicago Public Schools map out how teachers will use the extra 90 minutes a day in the coming school year, recommendations from a teacher...
Get the full story >>Gallery founder, director charged with pocketing $400,000 in federal education grants
The founder and director of a Chicago art gallery that provided after-school arts education allegedly skimmed thousands of dollars in...
Get the full story >>CPS hands out capital dollars to schools slated for turnaround
Critics of CPS' school closing and turnaround policies have long maintained that rather than investing in failing schools, the district...
Get the full story >>Protesters send CPS board members scurrying
In a chaotic scene at Chicago Public Schools' headquarters Wednesday, the school board abruptly ended its meeting and went into closed...
Get the full story >>Rule No. 1 of public speaking: Use discretion, Mary Schmich says
Just because you think a thought doesn't mean that you should say it.
Get the full story >>High school test scores fall to a new low
About half of Illinois public high school students flunked state exams in reading, math and science this year, the worst performance in...
Get the full story >>Report finds charters struggling like other CPS schools
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and other city leaders have long heralded charter schools' innovative approach to education, but new research suggests...
Get the full story >>CPS to add 12 charter schools
Chicago Public Schools announced plans Monday to add 12 new charters, including more campuses for networks with less-than-stellar scores.
Get the full story >>Chicago State let failing students stay on the rolls
Chicago State University, which was at risk of losing its accreditation because of troubling enrollment and retention figures, intentionally...
Get the full story >>CPS wants to close 2 grade schools, phase out 2 high schools
Chicago Public Schools is seeking to close two under-performing elementary schools and begin to phase out two struggling high schools next...
Get the full story >>Heads of CPS, teachers union spar in joint appearance
The two sides waging a public tug of war over the future of Chicago Public Schools playfully sparred Tuesday night in a live debate over...
Get the full story >>Chicago Teachers Union rejects longer elementary day plan
The Chicago Teachers Union has rejected Chicago Public Schools officials' offer of a 2 percent raise for elementary school teachers in...
Get the full story >>School lunch blogger 'Mrs. Q' drops anonymity
Sarah Wu does not look like a troublemaker. The slight, blond mom comes off, by her own admission, as "a super nice person …...
Get the full story >>Emanuel's children going to private school this fall
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his wife have decided to forgo Chicago public schools and send their children to the University of Chicago...
Get the full story >>CPS' school day not that much shorter than those in some suburban districts
The tongue-lashings Chicago Public Schools has endured in the last several weeks over its short school day — U.S. Education...
Get the full story >>Emanuel defends property tax increase for Chicago schools
Mayor Rahm Emanuel today said a property tax hike for Chicago Public Schools is acceptable because district administrators have made large...
Get the full story >>Labor complaint against longer school day to get hearing
The Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board announced late Thursday it will hold a hearing in December to review an unfair labor practice...
Get the full story >>CPS board chief defends residency waiver for No. 3 schools exec
The Chicago Public Schools board chairman this morning defended a residency waiver for the system's chief administrative officer in the face...
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...
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