Proposed city budget includes $286M for CPS, but district’s financial outlook remains shaky
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed city budget includes $285 million for Chicago Public Schools — only half of what the district received last year.
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CPS reaches tentative agreement with lunchroom workers union
Chicago Public Schools officials have reached a tentative agreement with the union representing lunchroom workers, averting a possible strike.
Chicago schools watchdog said allegations against school board candidate could not be corroborated
The Chicago Public Schools watchdog did not substantiate misconduct allegations against a school board president candidate because they could not be corroborated and, even if proved true, did "not necessarily prove...
More than $12.8 million flows in Chicago school board races
Millions of dollars are flowing into the races for Chicago’s first fully elected school board, with $5.9 million going directly to candidates since last fall.
In Southwest Side school board race, a teenager takes on a Chicago police detective
Hancock High School grad Alexander Angeles is running against police detective Juan Ignacio Gonzalez for an open seat on the Chicago school board.
How do the candidates for president of Chicago’s school board plan to boost student achievement?
The three candidates for Chicago school board president have varied plans improving student success in Chicago Public Schools.
CPS watchdog says ‘no actionable finding’ of misconduct by candidate for school board president
The Chicago Public Schools watchdog has concluded an investigation into school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez by determining "there is no actionable finding of sexual misconduct” by him.
Billionaire donor Michael Sacks gives $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs
Billionaire Democratic donor Michael Sacks donated $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs, the largest individual contribution to date in the November race, state records show.
A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board
Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a broader fight over Chicago’s first fully elected school board.
At long last, Chicago school board puts its committees to work
Two years later, the Chicago Board of education finally put its three standing committees on finance, operations and student success to work.