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Adjunct profs vie for health benefits

Mar. 11, 2013
Some part-time college instructors in the Chicago area are worried they’ll have their hours cut by schools who don’t want to pay for health care.

CPS to change school funding

Mar. 11, 2013
Principals, instead of the central office, will decide how many teachers to hire and in what subject areas.

Lawsuit highlights difficulty for CPS parents of special needs kids

Mar. 11, 2013
Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities among school children. But a lawsuit filed against Chicago Public Schools indicates it may be a hard one to get schools to acknowledge.

UNO gives teachers choice to unionize

Mar. 8, 2013
One of Chicago’s largest charter school networks is allowing its teachers and staff to choose whether to unionize.

Commission: city has capacity for 80 school closings

Mar. 6, 2013
The proposed closures are five times the number Chicago has ever undertaken in a single year.

Closure vexes Shabazz students

Mar. 6, 2013
CPS says the Shabazz is not testing well, but staff contend the school is sending kids to college.

CPS will teach more black history

Mar. 5, 2013
Chicago Public Schools will teach African-American history classes year-round and system-wide beginning this fall.

For sale: CPS headquarters

Mar. 4, 2013
After downsizing central office employees, the district says it now wants to downsize on space.

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