Chicago school board president candidates field questions in televised town hall
The four candidates for Chicago school board president spent their first televised town hall mapping out competing priorities for Chicago Public Schools.
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12-year-old boy fires gun left on bus outside of Bridgeport school, police say
A 12-year-old boy fired a gun he found in an unattended bag during dismissal at a Bridgeport elementary school, shattering a school bus window, according to Chicago police.
Chicago school board pulls $5.5 million proposal to save ChiArts conservatory model
The Chicago Board of Education withdrew a proposal that would have allocated millions to save the conservatory model at the Chicago Arts High School.
Chicago school board weighs plan to expand preschool, early childhood services
The Chicago school board is weighing a resolution that would direct Chicago Public Schools to study expanding preschool and bilingual early learning.
As contract talks stall, CPS lunch workers unveil pledge for school board candidates
UNITE Here Local 1’s pledge asks Chicago Board of Education hopefuls to stop eliminating vacant lunchroom positions and bring their wages in line with custodians.
CPS board president candidates lay out competing visions at first forum
Four school board president candidates shared the stage for the first time Thursday night, weighing in on issues facing Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago extends free home internet for 28,000 CPS students
More than 28,000 students in Chicago Public Schools will continue to have free home internet access through an extension of a pandemic-era city program.
CPS wins back millions in federal grants withheld over Black Student Success Plan
Chicago Public Schools has won back millions of federal dollars withheld by the Trump administration over the district’s Black Student Success Plan and its policies supporting transgender students. CPS sued...
School board president candidate Jennifer Custer drops out of race
School board member Jennifer Custer announced Thursday that she’s dropping out of the board president race, leaving just four contenders vying for the top seat.
Chicago Public Schools families head back to class: ‘Finally, today is the first day’
More than 300,000 students headed back to class across the city as Chicago Public Schools opened its doors for the 2026-27 school year.