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.

What's the demand for charter schools? No one knows.

Apr. 2, 2013
Charter advocates and even the Chicago Tribune editorial board say 19,000 kids are on charter school waiting lists in the city. There’s just one problem with that number: It’s not accurate. 

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.

Ruling: Charter school a 'private' entity

Jan. 2, 2013
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that teachers at a Chicago charter school are now subject to private-sector labor laws instead of state laws.

CPS to boost number of privately run schools

Dec. 11, 2012
CPS says it needs to close down some schools and also open some brand new ones.

Funds for new charter-school agency raise conflict-of-interest questions

Dec. 15, 2011
A new government agency could boost the number of charter schools in Illinois.

Report bolsters charters' finances

Oct. 4, 2011
A new report out Tuesday shows Chicago's Charter schools are in good financial shape. But the Civic Federation, a non-partisan budget watchdog group, finds there are some concerns.The group awarded Chicago's charter schools a B+ 2007 and B in 2008 for meeting key standards of fiscal accountability.

School hopes shine in architecture

Sep. 16, 2011
A crowd of parents and students inaugurated a shiny new school Thursday night on Chicago’s Southwest Side. Juan Moreno, architect of the UNO charter elementary school, the city’s 11th UNO school, said the architecture is meant to show students what’s possible.

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