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The Chicago Teachers Union president suggested children belong to the city school system as it struggles with enrollment decline and spending up to $93,000 per student.
Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates on Monday called again for Chicago Public Schools to borrow money to address a $529 million budget deficit.
Chicago Public Schools announced Friday that it had laid off 161 workers and eliminated 209 vacant positions in an effort to fill a $734 million budget shortfall.
The Chicago Teachers Union president declared during a Monday speech that children belong to the city school system as it faces enrollment decline and rising costs.
A jury has found Brian Crowder, 43, guilty on multiple counts for sexually abusing a teenage student at Greater Lawndale High School for Social Justice.
CPS has delayed its 2025-26 budget, triggering uncertainty for schools already facing staff and program cuts — and a deficit that could top $500 million.
While many graduating seniors face doubts about jobs and the future, three students at Albizu High School in Humboldt Park carry additional burdens inherent to their immigration status.
According to a statement from the district, since 2018 the dual language program has seen a nearly 30% decline in enrollment.
Chicago Public Schools officials on Friday announced more than 160 layoffs, and the elimination of more than 200 vacant positions, mostly among workers in its central office and citywide staff, as ...
Chicago Public Schools must close a $734 million gap in its budget, Macquline King, the district’s newly appointed interim CEO, told the school board Thursday.
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Amid the pandemic, Karen Bernhardt-Walther, MBA ’11, PhD ’11, launched an economics club to connect students in Toronto and Munich and ease their isolation.