High Demand For Seats In New South Loop High School
Near South Side parents want guaranteed spots in the long-awaited school while surrounding schools struggle with declining enrollment.
Near South Side parents want guaranteed spots in the long-awaited school while surrounding schools struggle with declining enrollment.
The inspector general says a company running schools for dropouts grew after paying for improper access to CPS’ corrupt former leader.
There’s more money this year in Chicago Public Schools’ spending plan, but how and where it will be spent is a sore point for some.
New positions, new building raise questions about where all the money will come from.
Parents and community leaders are questioning why former Burke Elementary Principal Jessica Biggs was fired and why they weren’t consulted.
Parents and advocates question where school improvement money is being spent in Chicago.
The $3 million office comes after an investigation found CPS had repeatedly failed to protect students from sexual abuse by school workers.
High school students who miss 20 percent of a year are supposed to be held back. Chicago Public Schools wants to drop that requirement.
Two young women described experiences with sexual abuse by Chicago school staff to outraged state lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday.
The board is heeding the inspector general’s call to give him the responsibility of looking into sexual misconduct at district schools.