Widespread lies about family income could affect funding, fees at some CPS schools, watchdog finds
Some affluent families driving expensive Mercedes-Benz cars were found trying to receive low-income designations to gain fee ...
Sexual misconduct, misuse of funds and employees under investigation: Details from new Chicago schools report
Recommendations were made for CPS to improve transparency, its handling of high school sports, and its spending.
Chicago political notebook: Will Durbin run for reelection? Where will CPS/CTU negotiations go?
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), who is in his fifth term and who turned 80 this past November—will he retire? It is expected that ...
Contract stalemate continues for Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Teachers Union as new year begins
The finger-pointing has continued in the first few days of 2025, with each side blaming the other for holding up negotiations ...
Chicago Public Schools leadership concerns grow as staff, students return to classrooms after winter break
Chicago Public Schools teachers will return to classrooms from winter break Monday without a contract and with an uncertain ...
CPS watchdog’s annual report rings alarm on sports, school board election campaigns
Office of the Inspector General released its annual report including more than 300 investigations, involving fraud, ...
Misuse of CPS emails by Mayor Lightfoot’s campaign could be repeated with elected school board: Report
Lightfoot’s campaign emailed CPS staff to recruit student volunteers in 2022. CPS’ inspector general says CPS must ward ...
CPS Inspector General releases annual report, recommends reform on HS sports regulation, among other findings
The Officer of Inspector General for Chicago Public Schools released its annual report Wednesday morning, in which it ...
Progress reported, but sticking points persist in talks between Chicago Public Schools, teachers' union
"The greatest threat to our bargaining momentum is quite frankly the supreme being of CPS that's in charge of everything," ...
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Chicago Public Schools watchdog highlights problems with how the district compiles family income data
In its annual report, Chicago Public Schools Office of the Inspector General highlighted misuse of family income information ...
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The mayor’s on ‘union leave’ from CPS despite leaving CTU. Does that undermine contract talks?
The mayor’s leave status has attracted more scrutiny and concerns about a potential conflict of interest in recent weeks, as ...
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One CPS school kept funneling freshmen into JROTC after investigations aimed to stop the practice
A CPS Inspector General report found one school continued the practice of automatically enrolling students in JROTC, often ...