Sarah Karp

• Chicago Teachers Stage Rare 1-day Strike

  CPS will no longer consider April 1 a regular school day, but will keep at least 250 schools open.

  April 1, 2016 read more
• Will Parents Opt Their Kids Out Of PARCC Test Like Last Year?

  Schools are in the middle of giving the controversial state mandated test to students.

  Mar. 30, 2016 read more

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• CTU Strike: How Did We Get Here?

  Follow the timeline of the struggle between Chicago Public Schools, Springfield and the teachers’ union.

  Mar. 30, 2016 read more
• Parents, Teachers Take Advantage Of CPS Furlough Day

  From a garden clean-up in Bridgeport to a field trip by a Northwest Side school to the Illinois Holocaust Museum.

  Mar. 25, 2016 read more

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• Chicago Teachers Union Approves April 1 Strike

  Some teachers do not support the one-day strike on April 1st that union representatives approved last night

  Mar. 24, 2016 read more

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• CPS Sues State Commission Over Charter School Closures

  The lawsuit says the Illinois Charter School Commission can’t keep schools open that don’t meet academic standards.

  Mar. 23, 2016 read more

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• Will The One-Day Teachers’ Strike Happen?

  Chicago Teachers Union delegates will vote Wednesday on whether to support a proposed one-day strike.

  Mar. 22, 2016 read more

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• Why Did Anita Alvarez Lose? Ask These Fifth Graders

  Elemenatary-aged kids, schooled in activism, look back at their contribution to ousting Anita Alvarez

  Mar. 18, 2016 read more

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• Potentially Harmful Asbestos Found In Nearly 200 Chicago Public Schools

  CPS officials say they do their best to address environmental issues, but the district does not have enough money to keep up.

  Mar. 17, 2016 read more

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• Second Man Charged With 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee’s Murder

  Prosecutors say the man allegedly committed another murder just weeks earlier

  Mar. 8, 2016 read more