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Interim Chicago Public Schools CEO speaks on $736M budget shortfall
Dr. Macquline King is a former Chicago Public Schools student, teacher and principal, and she is now is serving as the ...
‘We won’t let it stand’: Chicago Teachers Union calls for state aid amid budget deficit
Financial problems are piling up at Chicago Public Schools, amid the district’s growing budget deficit and more cuts from the ...
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Is Chicago Teachers Union about to grab more control of statewide union?
Illinois Federation of Teachers President Dan Montgomery won’t be seeking reelection, and three other executive board members ...
Chicago’s summer jobs program sees another year of growth following pandemic-era dip
Jobs for young people have grown by 40% under Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pitched the program as a key anti-violence ...
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Chicago teachers won climate action in their contract. But funding issues loom.
The school system must contend with a $700 million budget deficit and the likelihood of less money from the federal ...
New interim Chicago Public Schools CEO speaks on $736M budget shortfall: 'Protecting the classrooms'
Dr. Macquline King is a former Chicago Public Schools student, teacher and principal, and she is now is serving as the ...
Forrest Claypool: CPS must engage the community before consolidating empty schools
Consolidating nearly empty schools in Chicago must be part of a larger plan that marshals investments with input from the ...
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Chicago Teachers’ “Climate Justice” Collides With $734M School Budget Crisis
Teachers Union’s ‘Climate Justice’ Goals Meet Fiscal Reality As Students Fail “Climate justice” provisions in the Chicago ...