Chicago-area schools face wave of violent threats as new school year begins, leading to lockdowns and remote learning
Threats of violence have sparked chaos at dozens of schools in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs since the beginning of the ...
Students left behind as Chicago high school suffers from staffing issues, teacher absences: Report
A Chicago high school's staffing challenges are attributed to a teacher shortage within the district and compounded by issues ...
The Christian Post13h
Chicago schools told teachers to give migrant students passing grades, ignore performance: report
Chicago public school officials told teachers to give migrant students a passing grade and move them to the next grade, even ...
Paul Lisnek on a potential shakeup at CPS, the likely end of ShotSpotter, the presidential race and more
WGN Political Analyst Paul Lisnek joined WGN Evening News to discuss several big stories from the week. This week's topics ...
Mayor Brandon Johnson tells Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign, sources say
Multiple sources told ABC7 Chicago that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has told Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez he ...
Paul Lisnek on a potential shakeup at CPS, the likely end of ShotSpotter, the presidential race & more
This week’s topics include reports of Mayor Brandon Johnson asking Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to step down, ...
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Chicago teachers say they’re being pressured to pass migrant children despite failing grades, huge language barrier
Teachers in Chicago Public Schools claim to have been pressured into giving passing grades to migrant students.
New York Sun17h
Dozens of Universities Are Embracing ‘Institutional Neutrality’ — Will the Policy Do Any Good?
As the anti-Israel student protests that roiled college campuses in the spring have started up again this fall, scores of ...
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Deadbeat Chicago city workers owe $18 million in unpaid fines, fees
Some $16.5 million of the debt is owed by employees of sister agencies like the CTA, where about one of every four workers is ...
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Black enrollment falls at Columbia, top schools after affirmative action ruling. Now what?
The share of newly admitted Black students dropped off significantly at the most selective schools, according to the ...
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Chicago alderman speaks out after mayor reportedly asked CPS CEO to resign
Alderman Gilbert Villegas, of the 36th Ward, spoke out Friday night after reports surfaced of Mayor Brandon Johnson having asked the Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to resign.