Taxpayer Dollars Wasted on Failing Chicago Schools** In a deeply concerning development for taxpayers, a recent report reveals that some public schools in Chicago are costing an ...

A new report showed that declining enrollment in Chicago leaves about 150 of its schools half-empty. The report, authored by ChalkBeat and ProPublica, found that 47 schools are operating “at less than ...

Chicago is hesitant to close schools because of pushback and politics. But Chicago Public Schools’ declining enrollment is causing financial strain and shortchanging students.

The Chicago Teachers Union and its cronies destroyed Illinois’ only private school choice program. Now they are out to kill charter schools and public-school choice, leaving parents with no option but ...

Chicago has been slow to provide many schools with what they need to serve English learners the way state law intended. The result? Students left waiting for an education they’re legally entitled to ...

The Chicago Board of Education has delayed votes to renew agreements with charter schools. The charter groups are asking the board for the maximum-allowed, 10-year renewal terms.

Educators and administrators rallied with families outside Chicago Public Schools headquarters in downtown Chicago. Catalyst Schools parent and board member Mitze Moore called on board members to ...

A series of so-called "teen takeovers" in recent years led CPS and CPD to warn school families in an email that anyone failing ... The Chicago Police Department sent the email to Chicago Public ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez helps distribute ... Success Plan is “racially exclusive” while the district is “failing students of all races and ethnicities,” according to ...

She had angered voters by failing to stem rising crime, for the mounting social disorder in highly visible settings like Michigan Avenue (Chicago’s Magnificent Mile), and for her failure to reopen the ...