How the Chicago Tribune analyzed school attendance data
The Chicago Public Schools closely guards the attendance records of its more than 400,000 students, citing strict laws on student privacy. When the Tribune asked the district in May for...
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An empty-desk epidemic
As city leaders battle over the future of Chicago's failing school system, a stunning fact is being ignored: Truancy and absenteeism in the elementary grades are crippling the education of...
F in attendance for city schools
A Tribune investigation has found that nearly 32,000 Chicago students in public elementary schools — or roughly 1 in 8 — missed four weeks or more of class during the...
How the Chicago Tribune analyzed school attendance data
The Chicago Public Schools closely guards the attendance records of its more than 400,000 students, citing strict laws on student privacy. When the Tribune asked the district in May for...
$23 million for paid leave
As state investigators began looking into serious allegations of misconduct involving Renee Thornton in 2007, the human services employee was told to turn in her ID badge, return her office...
$23 million for paid leave
As state investigators began looking into serious allegations of misconduct involving Renee Thornton in 2007, the human services employee was told to turn in her ID badge, return her office...
CPS finances tell grim tale
Before this year's strike, the Chicago Public Schools enjoyed a quarter-century of labor peace. But a Tribune review of the district's financial records shows that the stability came at a...
CPS finances tell grim tale
Before this year's strike, the Chicago Public Schools enjoyed a quarter-century of labor peace. But a Tribune review of the district's financial records shows that the stability came at a...
Jolt of reality: Shootings persist as Chicago police Taser use skyrockets
Police departments in Chicago and the suburbs have embraced the Taser, a device marketed as a tool to reduce shootings by officers. The weapons' manufacturer contends that if officers can...
Jolt of reality: Shootings persist as Chicago police Taser use skyrockets
Police departments in Chicago and the suburbs have embraced the Taser, a device marketed as a tool to reduce shootings by officers. The weapons' manufacturer contends that if officers can...