Chicago Public Schools

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 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.

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.

Four candidates faced off in District 10 in Chicago’s historic election to determine 10 members of a new, partially elected board.

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.

The charter operator said it needs to close seven schools on the Southwest Side because of a budget deficit. Chicago Board of Education members said they will work to find alternatives to campus closures.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said the proposed charter school closures require more aggressive solutions from the district, but he hasn’t “seen that type of leadership” from CPS.

The grants, funded by federal COVID relief money, are meant to provide some relief for low-income families of children with disabilities

Therese Boyle and Che “Rhymefest” Smith were declared winners in the race for Chicago school board seats in Districts 9 and 10, respectively. District 1 has not been called.

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.