City Colleges New Chancellor Makes Drastic Cuts
The chancellor says the moves save money and will make the schools more student focused, but laid off workers say students could be hurt.
The chancellor says the moves save money and will make the schools more student focused, but laid off workers say students could be hurt.
Six high schools in Chicago are testing a new way of teaching students. Critics worry some students could be left behind.
CPS will pay an “extraordinarily high” interest rate on its latest round of borrowing, in part because of risk it may not be able to repay.
A proposal to convert an elementary school into a high school for the booming South Loop is dividing residents.
Chicago Public Schools, which is already $9 billion in debt and has a junk credit rating, is once again looking for lenders.
The majority of CPS teachers registered a no confidence vote in district CEO Forrest Claypool.
The loan comes after Mayor Emanuel promised a rescue plan to keep schools open. But it turns out CPS already made cuts to keep schools open.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to tell aldermen on Friday how he plans to keep CPS open through the remainder of the school year.
Almost 200 principals asked for a share of funds set aside for special education services, but only $3.5 million was given to 43 schools.
Federal prosecutors wanted Barbara Byrd-Bennett to serve more than seven years in prison. Her attorneys asked for three and a half years.