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March 9 Tinley Park Irish Parade
District officials initially said ICE officials were at the school. ICE denied its agents were at Hamline Elementary and later the U.S. Secret Service confirmed its presence.
Early intervention services in Illinois are often blocked by low funding and bureaucracy.
Illinois and Chicago have laws to protect immigrant students. As the Trump administration rapidly rolls back rights for immigrants across the country, here is what you should know about state and city law.
The fact-finding process triggers a timeline for a possible strike, but it wouldn’t happen until mid-April at the earliest.
The union filed a grievance with the school district over potential paycheck errors for members. It is also asking the newly-seated school board to use its power to help settle protracted contract talks.
District officials initially said ICE officials were at the school. ICE denied its agents were at Hamline Elementary and later the U.S. Secret Service confirmed its presence.
Early intervention services in Illinois are often blocked by low funding and bureaucracy.
Illinois and Chicago have laws to protect immigrant students. As the Trump administration rapidly rolls back rights for immigrants across the country, here is what you should know about state and city law.
The fact-finding process triggers a timeline for a possible strike, but it wouldn’t happen until mid-April at the earliest.
The union filed a grievance with the school district over potential paycheck errors for members. It is also asking the newly-seated school board to use its power to help settle protracted contract talks.
State Superintendent Tony Sanders’ budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 includes $350 million for K-12 schools and $75 million for early childhood education. His overall ask would increase the state’s education budget by $497 million to $11.4 billion.
Mayor Brandon Johnson is yet to appoint the board’s final, 21st member.
The CTU says dipping in the district’s reserves and other steps could help cover contract costs, but CPS says its options are limited.
A new 21-member school board will govern Chicago Public Schools starting Jan. 15. Though 11 people will still be appointed by the mayor, the change marks the beginning of the end of mayoral control.
Tense negotiations over a new CTU contract have spurred a debate about whether he should formally resign from his teaching job to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
The mayor defended staying on ‘union leave’ from CPS while overseeing the nation’s fourth-largest school district amid CTU contract negotiations.
The district’s Office of the Inspector General found that CPS employees and at least one campus mishandled family income forms that determine fee waivers and school funding.
Chicago Public Schools watchdog is urging the district to be vigilant against improper political activity as the city is now electing school board members.
Eight months of increasingly contentious negotiations have produced some notable agreement — and little progress on other issues.
The night before Christmas break, Chicago’s school board voted to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez. Now what?
The ruling on Christmas Eve will also prevent board members from “obstructing” CPS CEO Pedro Martinez’s powers in his final six months.
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Chicago Board of Education members took the extraordinary step of attending negotiations
How will the new hybrid CPS school board govern? Will there be a new district CEO? Are migrant students getting the help they’re entitled to at school?
The vote to terminate Martinez came late Friday night as the district’s two-week winter break began.
Martinez’s legal team alleges CEO was scapegoated and school board members were appointed to “do the bidding” of mayor, union
The current school board is slated to fire or offer the CPS schools chief a buyout at a Friday evening meeting
The Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship was created to steer more students of color into the teacher pipeline. But a lawsuit challenging the program could prevent that work in the future.
The school board will hold a special meeting Friday night to consider terminating Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez
The State Board of Education’s proposals would bar expulsions for K-2 students, and keep schools from referring cases to local police.
A year into the job, the head of Chicago Public School’s disability office is focused on chronic absenteeism and students’ transition to adulthood.
The mayor’s announcement came on the last day of a state-imposed deadline for his choices for the new 21-person board, which will include 10 elected members.
Acero said it would close 7 schools before the 2025-26 school year due to a $40 million budget shortfall.
The Chicago Teachers Union says Trump’s mass deportation plans make it especially urgent for the district to agree to a new contract before 2025.
Former Chicago Public Schools administrators will join the school board today at its December meeting.
The unions have raised concerns that some CTU proposals would shave away power from their members.
Illinois Department of Early Childhood’s first secretary could be Teresa Ramos, a long-time education advocate, pending confirmation by the state Senate. Pritzker made the announcement Monday.
School board members called on the district to settle with its teachers union on the same day the union asked them to intervene.
Both sides say they are making progress at the bargain table — but much work remains
The share of voters who showed up and cast ballots in Chicago’s school board election bucked national trends.
Chicago Public Schools is complying with state law on restraint and timeout practice, according to the Illinois State Board of Education. The board officially notified Chicago officials that it has closed an investigation that started in 2022 on the district’s restraint and timeout practices.
The study’s authors hoped the data would help reveal that the needs of current and former English language learners are different and require different support.