Daywatch: CPS hires outside firm to advise on finances
Chicago Public Schools hired a financial advisory firm to provide an outside opinion on the district’s economic challenges as CPS faces daunting financial choices prioritized by Mayor Brandon Johnson, ...
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CPS needs an educator as its leader, says School Board member Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith
State law now calls for Chicago Public Schools to be run by a CEO. Smith is pushing for CPS to be led by a superintendent.
CPS security video shows Secret Service trying to enter Chicago’s Hamline School
Chicago Public Schools officials had a calm, seemingly friendly conversation with two U.S. Secret Service agents outside ...
Chicago Public Schools and teachers union continue haggling over a new contract. What’s settled and what’s next?
After nearly nine months of bargaining, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have yet to settle a new, ...
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New CPS Board president says he took the volunteer job because ‘I love this city’
Sean Harden, a Chicago native who has worked in real estate and workforce development, is leading the new partly elected board at one of the more tumultuous periods in CPS’ history.
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ASPPH Members Awarded Funds in Support of CDC’s National DIS Certification Project
Congratulations to our members who have been awarded funding to advance the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Certification Project.
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Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union begin "fact-finding" process in bid to resolve contract dispute
CHICAGO (CBS) --The Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday discussed their next steps in lengthy contract talks with Chicago Public Schools. CPS and CTU have begun fact-finding hearings this week ...
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Chicago Cubs All-Star Expected To Be Healthy Entering Spring Training
242/.313/.390 with 16 home runs a campaign ago. Heading into spring training, the Cubs need Swanson to be ready to go if they want to be the team they're looking to be. "That's the plan ...
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Criticism of hardworking CPS teachers deserves an 'F'
Yesenia Francois, who completed the Chicago Public Schools teacher residency program, works with students in a dual-language first grade inclusion class at William P. Nixon Elementary School in ...
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What can CPS schools and parents do in the face of Donald Trump’s mass deportation threat?
Venezuelan migrant families walk to the first day of the school in August 2023. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Share With the threat by President Donald Trump’s administration to target Chicago for mass ...
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West Chicago-based aviation training program expands to DeKalb
An aviation school based at the DuPage Airport in West Chicago has opened a new satellite training base in DeKalb. The Illinois Aviation Academy, operated by Chicago-based Spartan Education Group ...
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Denver-area schools are training staff what to do if ICE agents show up at their doors
Superintendent Alex Marrero sent a memo to Denver Public Schools’ principals last week ahead of President Donald Trump’s return to office, offering training about what they and their front ...