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Alyssa Dons, left, principal of Cruz K-12, an Acero charter school in Chicago, greets parent Carina Parra after the final bell on Oct. 10, 2024. The public charter school network announced plans to close seven of its 15 schools starting next year, including Cruz K-12. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

As 7 charter schools plan to close, Chicago Teachers Union asks district to step in

October 12, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The largely Latino Acero charter school network in Chicago plans to shutter seven schools, and the Chicago Teachers Union asks Chicago Public Schools to keep them open.

Chicago Board of Education nominees, from left, Frank Niles Thomas, Mary Russell Gardner, Debby Pope, Michilla Blaise, the Rev. Mitchell L. Johnson and Olga Bautista, Oct. 7, 2024, at Sweet Holy Spirit Church in Chicago. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Who are the new Board of Education members and what will their appointments mean for CPS parents and children?

October 25, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s announcement of six proposed appointees to the Chicago Board of Education at a heated news conference Monday leaves the next several months shrouded in uncertainty for the...

Regina Jones speaks along with representatives from the Chicago Teachers Union, ACRE, HOPE Center, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, North Side Action for Justice, along with CPS parents as they gather to announce their plan for a “Revenue Recovery Package” which they believe will provide greater funding for the city of Chicago and Chicago Public Schools on Oct 9, 2024. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

CPS, teachers union set sights on special property tax districts to plug schools’ budget hole with different visions

October 9, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

Both CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and CTU leadership called this week to use property tax dollars collected to spur economic development projects to help cover the district’s budget.

El alcalde Brandon Johnson anuncia seis nominados para la junta escolar en la iglesia Sweet Holy Spirit en Chicago el 7 de octubre de 2024. (Antonio Pérez/baiduhai)

El alcalde Johnson presenta a nuevos miembros de la Junta de Educación de Chicago después de una sorprendente reestructuración

October 11, 2024 at 8:31 a.m.

El alcalde Brandon Johnson presentó el lunes a la mayoría de su nueva Junta de Educación de Chicago, su último movimiento para recuperar el control de los sistemas de las...

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces six school board nominees he'll appoint once the current board resigns at Sweet Holy Spirit Church in Chicago on Oct. 7, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Mayor Johnson unveils new Chicago Board of Education members after stunning shakeup

October 8, 2024 at 4:13 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson debuted his new Chicago Board of Education on Monday, his latest move to wrest back control of the Chicago Public Schools systems after weeks of strife between...

Claudia Rodriguez cuts hair at Victoria's Beauty Salon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on Monday Sept. 23, 2024, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Residents concerned over discontinuation of ShotSpotter: ‘How will the police know where all the shootings are?’

October 3, 2024 at 11:10 a.m.

Claudia Rodriguez said shootings are so frequent in her Chicago Lawn neighborhood that the sound of gunshots doesn’t surprise her. Despite the constant fear she and her children live in...

Carolina Hidalgo, left, and her husband, Jackson Pedron, attend a religious service along with their daughter Dariannys, 6, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood during the Labor Day holiday weekend on Sept. 1, 2024. Jackson had his leg amputated in Venezuela in 1999 after he was shot while a group attempted to steal his shoes. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

After a treacherous, monthslong journey from Venezuela to Chicago, migrant amputee marries longtime love: ‘She’s my life. My everything.’

September 23, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

A Venezuelan man lost his leg more than two decades ago, but made a harrowing journey across seven countries to arrive in Chicago, seek asylum and marry his longtime love...

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