District management

More than half of U.S. states have enacted legislation that bans or limits cellphone usage in schools.

King had originally declined the invitation from the U.S. House education committee, citing scheduling conflicts and a limited ability to testify.

Asaf has been overseeing the Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Education since 2023.

Chicago Public Schools is renaming the Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Academic Center after the famed farmworkers’ rights activist was accused of rape and sexual abuse.

A majority of the Board of Education and the CTU are pushing for schools to close for students that day during a nationwide protest. But Macquline King said the district should continue instruction and ‘minimize disruption for families.’

King, who will become the permanent schools chief in July, said she wants to lead by listening to Chicago’s school communities.

The officials raised their concerns in a public statement, calling for the district’s soon-to-be-permanent CEO to hire more Latino people for her cabinet and senior leadership jobs.

King will face several challenges, including a projected $520 million budget deficit for next school year.

The board named King a finalist for the permanent job of CEO earlier this month.

Narcisse is one of two finalists for the job of overseeing Chicago Public Schools. How he handled past issues could show he would oversee CPS.

After debate about when the first semester should end, the school board ultimately chose to adopt calendars in which the semester would end after winter break.

The end of Alma’s work no the search is the latest twist in a search process that began last spring and hasn’t yet produced a permanent CEO. Six elected board members are blaming the mayor’s office and its allies for ‘sabotaging’ the process.

One manager was found to have inflated student numbers in a federally funded program for years. The district now must repay almost $1.2 million.

The Board of Education will vote later this month on whether to sell the former Bontemps, Henson, and Shedd elementary schools.

District officials are considering a request from Cisneros’ principal and advisory council to move the charter that CPS is absorbing onto a district campus.

The district’s inspector general issued a special report flagging lax travel spending oversight and excessive professional development trips.

Meisha Ross Porter is one of two finalists for the Chicago job. Porter led New York City public schools during the COVID pandemic.

The agreement makes the payment contingent on receiving $552.4 million in surplus tax funds proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Under a proposed contract listed on the school board’s October agenda, the district would pay CDW, one of its top device suppliers, $15 million a year over four years to inventory all the district’s computers and other devices.

The overhaul is aimed at saving money and directing more money directly to schools. Some sources told Chalkbeat a new structure that aligns with Chicago’s school board electoral districts would replace the current network structure.