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The bill aims to prevent unnecessary CPS investigations by clarifying that activities like unsupervised walking or biking in ...

WBEZ found CPS cut about 1,000 positions last spring. Then, weeks into this school year, it opened hundreds of new jobs. The district says this approach is helping to ensure that all schools get ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson sat down with Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez and Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates this afternoon ahead of an uncertain vote to amend the district’s ...

There is a basic bargain governing public charter schools in Chicago. If the schools provide a decent education to children and manage their money well, the district extends their contracts and ...

Columbia Public Schools' Transportation Department reported that in the first few weeks of the school year, 47.9% of district buses arrived and departed on time. Tony Maltbia, the district's director ...