Number Of Social Workers Growing In Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools is well on its way to making good on its promise to hire more social workers in the schools.
Chicago Public Schools is well on its way to making good on its promise to hire more social workers in the schools.
Chicago Public Schools committed in the teachers’ contract to a nurse in every school. Finding the right kind of nurse will be a challenge.
The union and CPS are embroiled in a dispute over how extra money for veteran teachers agreed to in the new contract should be paid out.
In his annual report, the inspector general describes sexual abuse and other cases of fraud and misconduct by CPS staff and private vendors.
Total student debt reached its highest this year. A high school course teaches students what to expect and how to manage debt.
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Chicago’s new chief equity officer says the drive to make sure all students get what they need shouldn’t be a “zero-sum game.”
Over the protests of some parents and students, the board of education voted Wednesday night to shutter two poor-performing charter schools.
Englewood STEM opened to replace four failing schools. The teachers union filed grievances against the principal; others defend the school.
A recent racist post at a Naperville school is highlighting long-standing problems the district says it’s committed to addressing.