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Bobby Reyes walks with his daughters Amelia, 12, left, and Quorra, 10, after leaving Onahan Elementary School on Nov. 11, 2024. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

How will Donald Trump’s plans for education affect Chicago Public Schools?

November 13, 2024 at 4:43 p.m.

President-Elect Donald Trump's plans to reshape education in America, including eliminating the Department of education and altering school curricula will impact Chicago Public Schools.

Che ‘Rhymefest’ Smith, a Chicago School Board candidate in District 10, at home in the South Shore neighborhood of Chicago on Nov. 6, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

School board election wraps up, and mayor’s future picks could align with his agenda

November 9, 2024 at 8:11 a.m.

Two additional Board of Education races were called Friday in a school board election that saw independent candidates eke out three wins amid a heated contest between Chicago Teachers Union-backed...

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, foreground, speaks in front of board candidates at an election night party at CTU headquarters on Nov. 5, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

With CTU ally Mayor Brandon Johnson in charge, voters reject several union-backed school board candidates

November 7, 2024 at 8:25 p.m.

Voters in the city’s school board elections appeared to be rejecting most of the CTU’s candidates, signaling the union’s rising political influence is facing roadblocks.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, right, who supports an elected school board, celebrates after an election night party at the CTU headquarters in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

After several turmoil-filled months, Brandon Johnson and CTU’s education agenda takes a hit

November 6, 2024 at 5:23 p.m.

Chicago voters have rejected Mayor Brandon Johnson’s education agenda as only four of 10 candidates endorsed by the powerful teacher’s union will hold seats on the city's new hybrid Board...

The parent of a child in Chicago Public Schools and resident of District 4 Angel Alvarez asks the candidates a question at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago on Oct. 5, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

The issues facing school board candidates at a contentious time for CPS

November 5, 2024 at 8:47 p.m.

As Chicago voters this year make their picks for president and a host of statewide and local offices, voters will encounter a new section on the ballot: a slate of...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, right, speaks with temporary Chair Michilla Blaise following the monthly meeting at the Colman CPS Administrative Building in Chicago on Nov. 1, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

At accusatory school board meeting following president’s resignation, no decision on fate of CPS CEO

November 1, 2024 at 6:14 p.m.

A newly appointed Chicago school board did not hold a closed meeting to address personnel matters Friday, but addressed recent turmoil around the president's resignation.

Padres y estudiantes se manifiestan frente a la escuela primaria Sandra Cisneros en Chicago el 23 de octubre de 2024. Cisneros es una de las siete escuelas Acero que los administradores han votado para cerrar. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Un futuro incierto para los estudiantes latinos de Chicago: ¿Cuál ha sido su experiencia en medio de la confusión de CPS?

November 1, 2024 at 11:05 a.m.

La semana pasada, en las ventanas de la escuela primaria Sandra Cisneros, en Brighton Park, había carteles con el lema “Salvemos nuestras escuelas”.

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