What will be lost

May. 22, 2013
Chicago’s Board of Education votes today on closing an unprecedented number of elementary schools. WBEZ reporters asked Chicagoans to tell us in their own words what would be lost if their school closes.

CPS limits media access to closing schools

May. 20, 2013
As Board prepares to vote on the school closings list, CPS restricts media access saying it would be disruptive to students.

School board approves $363M spending package

Apr. 25, 2013
The Chicago Board of Education approved a $363 million spending package Wednesday that will help pay for Chicago Public Schools massive restructuring plan.

Hawk shouldn't be as proud of his bias as he is

Sep. 26, 2012
The Incredible Bias of Hawk Harrelson, the ongoing tension between the CTU and Board of Education, and the Sox fall into a tie

Former WBEZ GM Carol Nolan dies at 80

Jul. 5, 2012
The former long-time General Manager of WBEZ has died. Carole Nolan ran the station for 25 years beginning in the 1970s. Nolan was a former teacher, who came to WBEZ when it was still operated by the Chicago Board of Education.

State to send oversight panel to North Chicago

May. 17, 2012
More state control is coming to the troubled public schools in suburban North Chicago. The Illinois Board of Education voted Thursday to put a five-member panel in charge of North Chicago school finances.

Board votes unanimously to close, restaff schools

Feb. 22, 2012
Listen to Linda Lutton discussing Wednesday's meeting on Eight Forty-Eight Chicago’s school board voted unanimously late Wednesday to close seven schools and completely re-staff 10 others.

CPS offers longer school day incentives to charters

Oct. 26, 2011
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is announcing a partnership he says will give the city's students more time in the classroom.Emanuel will make the announcement Thursday morning at a charter school on the city's South Side.A national group says Chicago's public schools have the shortest school day and one

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