As the makeup of the Supreme Court shifts, a timely new book examines how the court has influenced America’s public schools.
Education
Sep 6, 2018 |
As a new school year gets underway at Chicago Public Schools, we visit a first-year teacher who has her own share of first-day jitters – and excitement for what lies ahead.
Sep 3, 2018 |
More Chicago Public Schools students are earning diplomas than ever before, reaching a record-high graduation rate of 78.2 percent, according to new figures from the district.
Aug 29, 2018 |
As he takes the helm of the Chicago Teachers Union, Jesse Sharkey discusses school cleanliness and the potential impact of Janus v. AFSCME on union membership.
Aug 27, 2018 |
As Chicago Public Schools teachers return to the classroom this week, many will have a new leader at the top of their union.
Aug 22, 2018 |
District leaders are updating policies on how students and staff can digitally communicate as it works to root out sexual misconduct inside its schools.
Aug 21, 2018 |
The names of prospective district volunteers must now be run through sex offender registries and the statewide list of violent offenders before they can be hired.
Aug 17, 2018 |
A former federal prosecutor found CPS leaders failed to recognize the extent of the sex abuse issues that existed for years inside district schools.
Aug 16, 2018 |
The high school class of 2022 will be starting ninth grade in just a few weeks. And for the first time, students at Chicago Public Schools were able to pick their high schools using a new common application called GoCPS.
Aug 13, 2018 |
Only 24 percent of Illinois kindergartners are ready for school, according to a new state survey. But that number drops even lower for minority, low-income and diverse learner students.
Aug 8, 2018 |
Twenty public schools in Chicago will be part of a new pilot program aimed at connecting school communities with local after-school, health and family engagement services.
Aug 6, 2018 |
District officials will hear from Near South Side community members this week about a proposal to expand the attendance boundary for the new high school CPS is planning to phase in at the National Teachers Academy.
Aug 2, 2018 |
There’s a shortage of male teachers in Illinois classrooms, particularly those who are African-American and Latino. How the University of Illinois at Chicago is hoping to change that.
Aug 1, 2018 |
National Teachers Academy parents want a Cook County judge to step in and halt Chicago Public Schools’ plan to transform their elementary school into a high school.
Jul 31, 2018 |
A for-profit company that contracts with Chicago Public Schools comes under fire in a new report for its connections to convicted former CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett.
Jul 26, 2018 |
Chicago Public Schools implemented local school councils almost 30 years ago with hundreds of thousands of participants. Times have changed.
