Back to class for Chicago Public Schools
About 320,000 students return to class on Monday. Follow along as the day unfolds with WBEZ and Sun-Times reporters who are fanned out across the city.
About 320,000 students return to class on Monday. Follow along as the day unfolds with WBEZ and Sun-Times reporters who are fanned out across the city.
Chicago Public Schools opens Monday with a new mayor and a school board who want to shake up how the school district is run.
Thousands of CPS students at magnet and test-in schools are searching for ways to get to class starting Monday after CPS said it can’t transport them.
Experts say summer learning loss can contribute to an erosion of academic skills during the school year.
Some school districts may not know these rights. Here’s a guide of some basic local, state and federal laws to help parents.
Kymera Mitchell is off college after her mom fought to get enough CPS support. Now, CPS leaders say they want to fix special ed for all students.
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As universities adjust to a ban on race-conscious admissions, Chicago area teens try to sort out what the ruling means for them.
WBEZ’s Nereida Moreno stopped by a back-to-school event on Chicago’s Northwest Side to hear what kids are thinking about as the first day approaches.
For nearly a decade, Bernard Lilly Sr. has shepherded kids from Chicago’s West Side to and through college.