Chicago Public Schools grapples with a spike in after-school killings
Last year, nine children 17 years old or younger were killed on a weekday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., a WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis found.
Sarah Karp
Reporter, Education
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Enrollment is shrinking at Chicago Public Schools. Here’s how the nine mayoral candidates would address it.
From school closings to shrinking enrollment and finances, the candidates for mayor have a lot to talk about for the future of Chicago’s schools.
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Lightfoot apologizes for campaign recruiting emails sent to CPS teachers and city colleges
Lightfoot said the outreach was on the part of a lone campaign staffer who found teachers’ emails through Google.
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A bill giving Chicago principals bargaining rights is headed to the governor’s desk
Principals have fought for years to be able to bargain collectively. That bill passed the Senate on Friday after previously passing the House.
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Schools masking absenteeism by misreporting truant CPS students as transfers, dropouts, IG says
The Chicago Public Schools inspector general says there appears to be widespread problems with the way students who stop coming to school are being tracked.
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Two boys killed, two other teens wounded in shooting outside Juarez High School on West Side
Three boys and a girl, 15 to 16 years old, were shot around 2:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of South Laflin Street, police said.
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The cost to CPS for controversial Near South Side high school jumps by $30 million
CPS now says the new school will cost about $150 million to build, up from $120 million. The project faces a City Council vote on Wednesday.
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CPS spent $308 million on school technology since 2020. Now what?
Chicago Public Schools lacks a cohesive plan for using computers in the classroom or a reliable way to track them, WBEZ and Chalkbeat found.
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Staffing grows in Chicago Public Schools even while enrollment drops
The increase is meaningful in a district that has often had to do without. But vacancies are still a challenge, especially in schools with many low-income students.
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Chicago Public Schools to take over celebrated Chicago all-boys charter school
The two Urban Prep campuses will stay open for students but CPS took the charter away from its leaders, citing a litany of issues.
