Chicago Public Schools is changing who turns around failing schools. CPS chief Jean-Claude Brizard unexpectedly told a group of school community groups over the weekend that the district’s Office of School Improvement would no longer do school turnarounds.
Teachers are voting at hundreds of Chicago Public Schools this week on whether to authorize a strike. CPS chief Jean-Claude Brizard said the district wants to track the process to make sure it’s done fairly.
Thousands of students in the Chicago area struggle with reading.For many, a learning disability is the root of the problem. But within Chicago Public schools, learning disabilities, like dyslexia, can easily go undiagnosed unless a parent demands help.
Chicago Public Schools must return $33 million to the federal government today. That’s because the district doesn’t meet one of the grant’s key requirements: having the Chicago Teachers Union on board.