Chicago Special Ed Parents Say Services Still Being Denied
In a new survey, parents and teachers say disabled Chicago students aren’t getting needed supports that are legally guaranteed.
In a new survey, parents and teachers say disabled Chicago students aren’t getting needed supports that are legally guaranteed.
Unionized teachers at Chicago charters align their contracts to gain leverage, a move a charter leader calls a “political power grab.”
CPS leaders promised to quickly deal with dirty schools across the city. But a first effort at cleanup left a South Side school in disarray.
Schools in tough areas often struggle to recruit enough good teachers. Chicago Public Schools is aiming to get ahead of the problem.
An inquiry by the Illinois State Board of Education into Chicago’s recent overhaul of special education found “systemic problems.”
School-based budgets for Chicago principals offer stability for next year but no major across-the-board boosts in spending.
Principals can admit a small number of students through a controversial process. Low-income students often don’t even apply.
Grade schools with more affluent kids send large numbers to elite test-in schools, while many at black schools struggle to get in.
The vote capped months of protests against the closings, with many of the strongest opponents pleading Wednesday to spare their schools.
Activists are calling on the Chicago Board of Education to cancel a scheduled vote Wednesday to close four schools and an elementary school.