A Chicago-area family lied to get their children into a top CPS school, inspector general finds
The parents owned several properties in Chicago and used those addresses in enrollment materials to lie about where they lived, the CPS IG said.
The parents owned several properties in Chicago and used those addresses in enrollment materials to lie about where they lived, the CPS IG said.
Some devices ultimately turned up, but CPS’ inspector general blames the mess on a flawed system for recouping devices and tracking them.
Chicago Public Schools officials told principals the Board wants to strip Local School Councils of decision-making power for keeping resource officers and then may remove the officers.
Many selective enrollment and magnet schools were created to integrate schools, but Mayor Brandon Johnson says the system creates a “Hunger Games” scenario.
This would be a radical departure for a school system built around allowing parents to choose where their children attend. But it would be a welcome change for public education advocates.
A celebrated principal of a high school for disabled teens and young adults has been chosen to take over a department that serves 52,000 students.
Elsa Delgado, one of about 6,300 staffers in this role, says, “We do the little things that make a big thing.“
The tool paints perhaps the most comprehensive picture to date of how kids in each community are doing in school, in finding work and financially.
As part of a shift in civics education, CPS is moving beyond facts and dates and toward helping students experience what it is like to create change.
Lawmakers agreed on a voting map but are considering a last-minute proposal to accelerate moving to a fully elected board. Here’s a primer for you.