Chicago Public Schools, City Council
CTU calling for CPS to help charter schools, City Council to meet with CPS CEO over budget
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedros Martinez will attend a committee hearing on education and child development. Meanwhile, members of the Chicago Teachers Union, parents, and elected officials will hold a news conference calling on CPS to help keep several Acero charter schools open after a closure plan was announced last week.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez asks City Council for additional $325 million in funding
Martinez’s request for more funding comes as the mayor and CPS disagree on how to solve the district’s financial troubles.
City council members grill head of Chicago Public Schools over rumored closure plans
Chicago City Council members have grilled the head of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) about the looming financial needs of the system. More than three dozen alderpersons called for the special hearing.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to speak during City Council committee hearing Wednesday morning
The budget shortfall faced by Chicago Public Schools will take center-stage during a City Council committee meeting Wednesday morning. Embattled CPS CEO Pedro Martinez will appear before City Council members during an Education Committee subject matter hearing on the district’s budget.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez to speak before City Council committee on budget Wednesday
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez will speak before Council members in an Education Committee hearing to discuss the district's budget.
CPS CEO Pedro Martinez defends his school budget plans in City Council hearing
While Martinez made the case for a slew of new revenue options, council members admonished the Chicago Public Schools' lack of a plan for the end of pandemic relief funding this year.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez fields questions during City Council committee hearing Wednesday
The budget shortfall faced by Chicago Public Schools has taken center-stage during a City Council Education Committee meeting Wednesday at City Hall. Embattled CPS CEO Pedro Martinez has fielded questions from City Council members for more than an hour on a variety of topics related to the state of schools,
Turmoil at Chicago Public Schools: What you need to know
The root of the CPS back-and-forth is a lack of money. CPS faced about a $500 million deficit for this school year as federal ...
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Chicago Teachers Union Battles School Closures Amid Political Tensions and CPS Leadership Shake-up
CTU is contesting the closure of seven Acero charter schools and questioning CPS's budget decisions amidst leadership changes ...
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Chicago Public Schools sees uptick in enrollment, but still lower than 10 years ago
For the second year in a row, student enrollment has slightly increased in Chicago Public Schools. But the effects of a ...
How to balance Chicago's budget without property tax hikes: Civic Federation offers its options
Mayor Brandon Johnson is two weeks away from presenting his budget recommendations and Wednesday a fiscal watchdog group ...
North Lawndale schools get a $41 million science and art makeover
The West Side neighborhood is celebrating a long-awaited project they hope will transform three schools. The project relies ...
Fueled by Chicago Teachers Union, campaign contributions in school board race reach nearly $2.5 million
CTU political action committees have contributed more than $1 million to candidate campaign coffers so far in the city's ...
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Chicago mayor on the defensive following mass school board resignation
For months, board members for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) – the country's fourth-largest public school system – had ...
Editorial: Resist the Chicago Teachers Union’s latest money grab — draining Chicago’s TIFs to preserve a bloated school system
After months of harshly criticizing Gov. JB Pritzker and state lawmakers for refusing to bail out Chicago Public Schools, an ...