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Recent News About Chicago Public Schools
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Illinois Policy advisor: Chicago’s Teacher Union wants ‘more members, higher pay, less work, less accountability, and less school choice‘
Paul Vallas, policy advisor for IllinoisPolicy.org, said the Chicago Teacher’s Union’s contract negotiation proposals are all moving towards having “more members, higher pay, less work, less accountability, and less school choice.”
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What literacy crisis at Chicago Public Schools? Illinois State Rep. Buckner says he can read ‘very well'
We get asked all the time why Chicago parents don’t realize just how bad CPS schools really are. One of the big reasons is politicians like Gov. J.B. Pritzker, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson only ever brag about record graduation rates and yearly student “growth.”
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CPS finds 14 employees engaged in PPP loan fraud
The Inspector General of Chicago Public Schools has reported that 14 employees were involved in fraudulent activities related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, as per an annual report. The investigation was conducted by cross-referencing the names of CPS employees with those who had received PPP loans.
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Analysis: Illegals to empty schools? 291 CPS buildings under capacity by 160K
The City of Chicago is home to 291 school buildings that are actively in use, but under capacity by more than 160,000 students. That's according to an analysis of Chicago Public Schools' enrollment data by Chicago City Wire.
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DeAngelis: ‘Locking kids out of his offices like he's locking kids out of their private schools’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has come under fire for blocking low-income students protesting in support of the Invest in Kids Act from his Chicago office.
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H.S. Football: CPS goes 0-22 vs. non CPS foes in first round of IHSA playoffs; outscored 1,079-63
In the first round of the Illinois High School Football Association (IHSA) playoffs, the 22 Chicago Public Schools who played non-CPS opponents went 0-22 and were outscored by a total of 916 points-- 152 touchdowns.
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“I’m ready to f*** right now ... I’m not gonna be gentle either;" OIG report details CPS teachers' sexual grooming, assaults of their students
Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teachers sexually groomed, assaulted and raped CPS students last school year. That's according to the a report released this week by the CPS Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which said it received more than 600 "adult on student" misconduct allegations for the 2021-22 school year, substantiating more than half of them and initiating criminal charges in 16 cases.
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Jarvis Williams receives $1,000 from Chicago Public Schools in 2021
Jarvis Williams did $1,000 worth of work for Chicago Public Schools in 2021, according to the Department of Procurement within Chicago Public Schools.
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Arwady on quarantine orders: ‘Our very strong preference is not to have to use legal measures’
Chicago Public Health Director Dr. Allison Arwady is being accused of not letting Chicago Public Schools parents know their rights when it comes to quarantines.
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Lightfoot: 'Now is an appropriate time to make masking optional'
Chicago Public Schools has announced that beginning on Monday, March 14, it will switch from a mask-required to a mask-optional policy.
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Cook County Medical Examiner: CPS parent who union said caught COVID-19 from student and died, actually drank herself to death
A school parent the Chicago Teachers' Union claimed caught COVID-19 from a student and died in fact drank herself to death.
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CPS moving to mask-optional early next week, right before new contempt hearing
Chicago Public Schools is going mask-optional beginning next week, just before a hearing set to determine whether the school district is in compliance with several rulings against the practice.
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Indefinite masking in Chicago Public Schools: ‘We do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly’
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced she plans to keep a mask requirement in place at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) even after the mandate for the city at large is slated to be lifted at the end of the month.“We have made great progress in recent weeks against this virus, and we do not want to jeopardize that progress by moving too quickly,” CPS said in a statement.
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Chicago Public Schools continues to defy mask order: ‘We will continue to follow these proven protocols’
Chicago Public Schools is defying a judge’s order mandating schools not treat differently students who choose not to mask up or get tested as a condtion of attending the city's public schools.
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Judge Grischow sets CPS hearing: 'Show cause as to why the Defendants should not be held in contempt’
The head of Chicago Public Schools is being pulled into court for a contempt of court complaint.
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Attorney threatens Chicago Public Schools for not recognizing restraining order against mask mandate
Attorney Tom DeVore said he will be filing a restraining order against Chicago Public Schools and its CEO Pedro Martinez.
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Chicago GOP Chairman: ‘A standardized test score is the opposite of racist’
Chicago GOP Chairman Chris Cleveland criticized the recently enacted law which prohibits Illinois public universities to require proof of test scores for admission considerations. The rule went into effect Jan. 1.
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Lightfoot describes 'productive day at the bargaining table' that led to return to in-person learning in Chicago
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently discussed the path that led to Chicago Public Schools reaching an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union for the return to in-person learning on Jan. 12.
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Twitter user questions union's agenda: ‘CTU isn't a union. It's a political party with a very strict agenda’
The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools reached an agreement to reopen the schools for in-class learning, but not everyone is happy.
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CPS teacher Victor Aguilar arrested with gun at O’Hare; was flying to Orlando, Florida
Chicago Public Schools teacher Victor Aguilar was arrested at O’Hare International Airport Thursday night for carrying a concealed weapon.