The Chicago Board of Education owns more than 800 school buildings, annexes, and other property. It would cost $14.4 billion to update and repair all of Chicago’s public school buildings.
The Chicago Board of Education is one of the state’s largest employers with more than 41,000 people on staff.
The Chicago Board of Education is responsible for the education of about 323,000 students. But they’re enrolled unevenly across the 10 new school board districts.
There will be 32 candidates on the ballot in Chicago’s school board elections on Nov. 5. Here’s an updated list.
Michilla 'Kyla' Blaise's withdrawal as a candidate leaves only Aaron 'Jitu' Brown on the ballot to represent District 5, which includes 105 schools and sprawls from the West Loop to Austin.
The 2024-25 school year gets underway amid an extreme heat advisory and with more than 1,000 CPS students with disabilities waiting for bus rides.
Chicago Public Schools’ largest charter school network opened its original campus 25 years ago with a focus on sending students to college.
Chicago Public Schools students will head back to class on Monday, Aug. 26.
Sources close to Chicago Public Schools say Martinez wants to continue as CEO.
Five school board candidates were found to not have enough valid signatures to get on the ballot. Two others withdrew in the face of challenges.