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The district is adjusting bell times and creating transportation hubs in order to provide busing to more students.
The budget plan, which closed a $505 million deficit, faced pushback from school communities, the teachers union, and even the mayor’s office.
State officials acknowledged that some students still have commutes over an hour, but said they believe the district has made ‘sufficient progress.’
District leadership has balked at the idea, saying a loan ‘only shifts the problem’ to future years.
About a third of CPS elementary students are meeting state standards in reading, while about one-fifth meet them in math.
Thousands of migrant families are moving into majority Black neighborhoods, where schools are struggling to serve kids who are learning English as a new language.
Families can start enrolling in academic, enrichment, and transition programs for the summer.
Chicago Public Schools’ new funding formula provides set staffing at every school. But a Chalkbeat analysis of new documents and files indicate many schools are facing reductions.
Chicago Public Schools’ newly proposed safety plan for schools would get rid of campus police and require more training and implementation of restorative justice practices.
Chicago Public Schools has a new formula for funding its schools. Some are seeing boosts, while others will be working with tighter budgets.
Two years after busloads of migrant children began arriving in Chicago, many have landed in schools where most don’t speak Spanish. Custodians and kindergarten teachers are taking on the role of translator, but students are still falling behind.
Casi dos años después de que empezaran a llegar autobuses repletos de migrantes a Chicago, muchos niños han llegado a escuelas con poco apoyo lingüístico de CPS.
Roughly 12% of Chicago residents age 16 to 24 are not working or in school. Black teens are most impacted.
The district’s plan calls for training on alternative discipline practices and aims to focus on the “root cause” of student behavior.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez said the district’s new budget formula is an “important milestone.” But at some schools, parent and educator concerns are starting to percolate.
Chicago will offer the grants to students with disabilities who attend either public or private schools.
The joint initiative between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union provides up to $500,000 per school for wraparound services.
Federal COVID money has helped Chicago Public Schools avoid cuts and add staff and programs. What happens when the money is gone?
The ballot initiative to raise the real estate transfer tax on property sales over $1 million in order to raise revenue for homelessness and affordable housing was one of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s key campaign promises.
Every school will have certain guaranteed staff, including an assistant principal, a counselor, and core classroom teachers, under a new funding formula officials plan to use starting next school year.