50,421 Chicago kids in homerooms over the class size limit

May. 16, 2013
Classroom sizes for those in kindergarten, first and second grades are higher than the limit set by CPS.

Parents file lawsuits over school closures

May. 15, 2013
A pair of lawsuits filed Wednesday challenge Chicago Public Schools plan to close 53 elementary schools, claiming the proposals disproportionately affect African American children and could irreparably harm students with special needs.

At rally to oppose school closings, police ticket 127

Mar. 27, 2013
Civil disobedience: More than 100 protesters led away by police at a rally protesting Chicago Public Schools proposal to close 54 schools.

CPS memo tells principals to report school closings protests

Mar. 26, 2013
Today’s school closings rally could be one of the biggest protests against CPS’s plan to close 54 public schools, but it’s unlikely to be the last. 

Chicago teachers to vote on contract

Oct. 2, 2012
Members of the Chicago Teachers Union are scheduled to vote on the proposed contract reached after a seven-day strike last month.The strike left more than 350,000 students out of class across Chicago. The teachers walked out Sept.

What the media wasn't saying about the Chicago teachers strike

Sep. 12, 2012
Jim DeRogatis takes a break from his regular beat to walk the picket line at Lincoln Park High School with his 16-year-old daughter. 

The disconnect between policies and the reality in schools

Sep. 11, 2012
At one South Side elementary school, the discrepency between Chicago's school policies and the reality on the ground is painfully clear. 

Chicago teachers on strike

Sep. 10, 2012
On September 10, 2012, some 26,000 Chicago Public Schools teachers and staff went on strike. Here are some images of teachers striking at Lloyd Elementary School, Roosevelt High School and Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago. 

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