Chicago Threatens Its School-Choice Success
For how long will selective-enrollment schools prosper under Mayor Johnson?
What can CPS schools and parents do in the face of Donald Trump’s mass deportation threat?
Chicago Public Schools does not allow immigration officers into schools without a criminal warrant. Experts weigh in on how ...
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Parents Defending Education challenges Chicago district’s Black Student Success Plan as discriminatory
Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. An out-of-state advocacy group filed a federal ...
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Chicago Releases Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives
Its release during Black History Month is part of CPS’s broader five-year strategic plan and aims to address long-standing ...
Students from dozens of Chicago Public Schools join voices in honor of Black History Month
What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and ...
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to continue investments in ...
Denver Public Schools sues DHS over policy allowing ICE in schools
Denver Public Schools (DPS) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday over its new Trump administration ...
Chicago forecast: Cold weather advisory with wind chills as low as -30
The advisory and school closures comes amid extreme cold warnings for 11 states across the U.S., stretching from the Canadian ...
Is there school on Presidents Day in Illinois? What's open and closed, including libraries, schools and more
Although many offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents Day, many retailers and grocery stores will be ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...
Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez asserts no need for teachers strike following release of fact-finder’s report
The teachers union’s rejection of the fact-finder report opens the door for a strike as soon as March following a 30-day ...