CPS short thousands of applications for Local School Councils less than a week before deadline

Chicago Public Schools has received less than half of the thousands of applications it needs for Local School Council spots ...

CPS honorary student board member on her tenure: ‘Speak when you’re scared’

Destiny Singleton stood inside a Garfield Park church last November. Every seat was filled for the community event, but her ...

As CPS grapples with absenteeism crisis, a new study shows what may help

Research from the University of Chicago finds Chicago Public Schools students are more likely to go to class when they have ...
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CPS Board is investigating two leaks of internal board information

This appears to be the first time in recent memory that Chicago Public Schools has tried to track down the source of a leak, ...
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CPS CEO Pedro Martinez plans to fight board's decision to fire him, his attorneys say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The move to oust Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was months in the making following turmoil with Mayor Brandon Johnson. But despite the decision, Martinez's lawyer said, ...

How CPS schools can successfully battle post-pandemic absenteeism spike: UChicago study

Over 96% of families at one South Side school are below the poverty rate. Here's how, their principal says, they manage to ...

CPS OIG report details ‘systemic problem' of sexual misconduct at high school

A large portion of CPS' annual Inspector General report was devoted to what they call "pervasive" allegations of sexual ...