New data shows enrollment at Chicago Public Schools dropped by just over 10,000 students since last year. The district is now in danger of losing its title as the third-largest school district in the country.
Education
Oct 17, 2018 |
A first-of-its-kind program in Illinois allows inmates to earn college credits and liberal arts degrees inside the maximum-security prison some 40 miles from Chicago.
Oct 3, 2018 |
Nearly 40 percent of recent college graduates don’t think they’ll pay off their student loan debt within 10 years, according to a new study.
Oct 2, 2018 |
A local education nonprofit unveils an ambitious plan to get first-generation and low-income college students to graduation day.
Sep 27, 2018 |
Northeastern Illinois University has a new president, its first African-American woman. Gloria Gibson shares her plans for the Northwest Side campus.
Sep 27, 2018 |
A new federal grant aims to help educators use the Chicago River as a “living classroom” to teach students about water quality issues.
Sep 20, 2018 |
As the makeup of the Supreme Court shifts, a timely new book examines how the court has influenced America’s public schools.
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.
