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The settlements include $2.7 million for the family of a boy who was beaten by an adult friend of his teacher in the bathroom of a West Side elementary school.
After months of turmoil for Acero parents and staff, the Chicago Board of Education voted to save most — but not all — of the charter network’s schools slated for closure.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez was one of six finalists considered to be Clark County’s next superintendent
The mayor appointed Cydney Wallace, an activist, mother of four, and Chicago Public Schools parent to represent the Chinatown, Bridgeport, Back of the Yards, and Gage Park neighborhoods Chicago Board of Education.
Martinez was fired without cause from CPS and given six months notice amid growing conflict with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
The teachers union and pro-school choice super PACs spent big on direct mail, digital ads, and text messages in the lead up to Election Day, according to a Chalkbeat analysis of campaign finance disclosures filed Jan. 15.
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.
The mayor defended staying on ‘union leave’ from CPS while overseeing the nation’s fourth-largest school district amid CTU contract negotiations.
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.
Chicago Board of Education members took the extraordinary step of attending negotiations
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 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.
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 share of voters who showed up and cast ballots in Chicago’s school board election bucked national trends.
In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s win for a second term in office, the Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution committing to protecting students of all identities, including varying immigration statuses.
While the elected members represent a diversity of opinions and interests, Mayor Brandon Johnson will hold a majority on the school board because he’ll choose most of the members.
Several students at Hancock College Prep said they didn’t know about the city’s first school board elections until their civics class. Now, they’re learning how to decide which candidates deserve their votes.