The longtime charter network will still need help from CPS to ensure its schools can remain open through the end of the academic year in June.

The administration informed ACT Now Illinois last week that it is discontinuing its Community Schools Grant, effective Dec. 31.

Cook County sent out property tax bills five months later than usual, leaving government agencies like CPS short on revenue. The cash-strapped school district had to take on more debt to make payroll.

A WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and oth...

A WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and oth...

The finalists, whose names were shared by sources close to the search, are scheduled to be interviewed next week.

Mayoral allies and critics alike were united in their opposition to a TIF surplus that they fear could derail or, at the very least, delay indefinitely improvements to their local schools, parks and l...

The powerful and divisive leader will remain as head of the Chicago Teachers Union after she was chosen Saturday to lead the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

Sources confirm the two sides have concluded negotiations and will send the potential agreement to a union committee for approval on Monday.

The move is the latest effort to oust Martinez and the biggest sign to date that the months-long power struggle between Mayor Brandon Johnson, his school board and the chief executive of the city’s sc...

A former aide filed the whistleblower suit against Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele and her top aide in federal court last week.

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Facing declining enrollment and rising labor costs, Acero Schools says it has to close seven of its 15 campuses next June. But the charter network also has tens of millions of dollars in the bank.