A last-ditch effort is underway to prevent CPS takeover of all-boys Chicago charter school
African American leaders want the mayor to stop Chicago Public Schools from assuming management this fall of the former Urban Prep Academy.
African American leaders want the mayor to stop Chicago Public Schools from assuming management this fall of the former Urban Prep Academy.
WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times investigated promises made in 2013 to students and communities about what to expect after their schools shut down.
Four years ago, Chicago tried an alternative to mass closings of underenrolled schools. Is this a path forward as the city’s enrollment continues to drop?
Meet Logan and James Garcia, who are taking advantage of a scholarship for all graduates and one parent at five Chicago public high schools.
Buoyed in part once again by federal COVID-19 relief funding, Chicago Public Schools will spend about $220 million more in the 2023-2024 school year to hire teachers and other support staff.
Justices may ban the consideration of race — which could have ripple effects beyond who gets admitted to college.
Five months ago, the CTU accused now-former Mayor Lori Lightfoot of stepping in to rescind a promise by her hand-picked school leadership to give CPS employees the parental leave benefit.
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he opposes closing schools and our investigation shows they didn’t help students or communities. We explore the alternatives.
Gov. JB Pritzker has traveled the state this week to tout the budget’s funding of his Smart Start initiative, a focal point of his 2024 budget aimed at improving access to preschool.
Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ.