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CPS principals got a first look Friday at their staffing and budgets for next fall—and they look, well, surprisingly good for a district with a giant budget deficit.In a letter to more than 600 principals, CEO Jean-Claude Brizard told the school leaders that their class sizes will remain the same.

Chicago school officials are announcing initial efforts to plug the district’s $720 million budget deficit.Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard stood with Mayor Rahm Emanuel this morning in the hallway of South Loop Elementary School to highlight what they don’t want to lose:“My commitment is to keep cut

Chicago Public Schools says many more kids are eating breakfast now that it is being served in class during school hours.Chicago schools have been gradually rolling out the federal Breakfast in the Classroom program, which is now mandatory in CPS grammar schools.

Listen in to this special conversation with Grace Lee Boggs and Scott Kurashige about their important new book, The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century.

Though both nations are global powers with growing economies and massive populations, India and China seem to garner different reactions on human rights. While China’s record is widely criticized, India’s faces less scrutiny.A closer look at India’s record, however, reveals room for criticism.

Terry Mazany wrapped up his brief time as interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools this week. He believes that the incoming team shares his focus on high standards, strong curriculums, investment in quality teaching and great principal leadership.

Every month WBEZ education reporter Linda Lutton joins Eight Forty-Eight for Cheat Sheet - the quick and dirty guide to Chicago’s Board of Education meetings.The good-byes began last month, but there were more farewells at Wednesday's board meeting.