Chicago charter schools are in a fight for a future in the city
Charter schools face a reckoning Thursday as a skeptical Board of Education considers contract renewals for 49 schools that serve about 28,300 kids.
Charter schools face a reckoning Thursday as a skeptical Board of Education considers contract renewals for 49 schools that serve about 28,300 kids.
A bus driver shortage caused Chicago Public Schools to cut down on bus service. The district could get creative with transportation.
Some migrant families say they weren’t told about their right to transportation and to remain in the same school, even if they move.
A new study says a bill currently under consideration in Springfield would cost $1 billion and reduce child poverty by 7.6%.
Black students bypass neighborhood schools for other options more than any other group. Two moms explain their different choices.
The demand raises questions about university endowments and how they fit into their educational missions.
Details of the alleged embezzlement and criminal charges were laid out in the annual report Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Will Fletcher released this week.
The program targets school-aged teens who have been out of class for at least a year and are at higher risk of being involved in gun violence.
The parents owned several properties in Chicago and used those addresses in enrollment materials to lie about where they lived, the CPS IG said.
Some devices ultimately turned up, but CPS’ inspector general blames the mess on a flawed system for recouping devices and tracking them.