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.
Principals have fought for years to be able to bargain collectively. That bill passed the Senate on Friday after previously passing the House.
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.
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.
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.
Chicago Public Schools lacks a cohesive plan for using computers in the classroom or a reliable way to track them, WBEZ and Chalkbeat found.
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.
The two Urban Prep campuses will stay open for students but CPS took the charter away from its leaders, citing a litany of issues.
CPS wants to take over Urban Prep Academies in an unprecedented move to wrest control from its troubled leaders while trying not to displace students.
This comes as national test results showed that years of growth in CPS test scores were wiped away during the pandemic.
The Nation’s Report Card scores released Monday show historic declines in math and reading, and a widening achievement gap for Black and Latino students.