Report: Fraud, mismanagement at CPS
Chicago Public Schools Inspector General outlined 101 cases of fraud and misconduct in the school system over the course of 2012.
Chicago Public Schools Inspector General outlined 101 cases of fraud and misconduct in the school system over the course of 2012.
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.
WBEZ acquired numbers that suggest CPS mostly followed through on parents’ and the union’s call to hire more art and music teachers as part of a longer school day. But the move didn’t help laid-off teachers.
It was clear at Wednesday’s monthly Board of Education meeting that news about an internal CPS memo has further damaged public trust.
CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett has tapped former Chicago principal Annette Gurley for a cabinet role.
CPS says it needs to close down some schools and also open some brand new ones.
The city is bracing for what could be a massive number of school closures. Officials have said enrollment problems are caused by a loss of 145,000 kids in the city between 2000-10, an 18 percent decline. But actual declines in Chicago Public Schools enrollment have not been anywhere near that severe.
Chicago Public Schools has proposed six new schools for approval and also that two schools expand to serve more grades.