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C HICAGO ( WGN) — Boys & Girls Clubs across the state of Illinois face an economic crisis, as lost federal funding continues to have a significant impact on working families. While the organization ...
Chicago Public Schools laid off nearly 1,500 teachers and staff members on Friday, citing changes in school enrollment and ...
Chicago Public Schools announced layoffs of more than 1,400 district workers, including over 400 teachers, on Friday.
Chicago Public Schools announced a second round of summer layoffs Friday, firing 1,458 employees in the latest effort to help ...
Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery won’t be seeking reelection, and three other executive board members ...
Macquline King, the interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools, is working to pass a balanced budget and address the $730 million budget shortfall, while prioritizing cuts away from the classroom.
CTU officials are calling on the state to pay CPS $1.2 billion in what they believed is owed to them by Illinois and to call ...
Climate justice” provisions in the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) new contract are colliding with financial reality as the ...
Financial problems are piling up at Chicago Public Schools, amid the district’s growing budget deficit and more cuts from the ...
District officials haven't said when they’ll be able to pay teachers retroactive raises for last school year and more layoffs ...
The school system must contend with a $700 million budget deficit and the likelihood of less money from the federal ...
The main revenue source for the 4% raise isn’t available until at least September. Meanwhile, the CPS board president says he ...