Public Education
Watchdog slams CPS employees for bad behavior, âblurredâ boundaries enabling sexual misconduct, $1+ million in fraudA recent report chastised Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for allowing a campus culture enabling sexual misconduct in the wake of a former deanâs conviction of committing sex abuse and assault against… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schoolsâ $17.5M settlement in sex abuse case helps âpursue justiceâ for survivors, lawyers sayÂA $17.5 million settlement has been reached involving a former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school dean convicted of committing sex abuse and assault against a student. âWhile the… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools watchdog blasts âquestionable, excessive, exorbitantâ travel expenses totaling $7.7 million in 2024Amid growing budget deficits last year, staffers at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) indulged in âquestionable, excessive, and even exorbitantâ expeditions including hot air balloon rides, wildlife safaris and camel rides, a recent analysis concluded. … Read More
Public Education
Analysis: Starving Chicago charter schools failing by design ÂThe Chicago Tribune is reporting more state charter schools are closing as the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) flexes its muscle, starving charters of money. The plan seems to be… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools lacking classroom placements for 200 students with disabilitiesAbout 200 students with disabilities still didnât have access to a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) classroom by the second week of this school year, Chalkbeat reported. Read More
Public Education
Chicago pulls crossing guards from private schoolsChicago Public Schools is cutting over 100 crossing guard positions, including 33 primarily serving private schools, in a move drawing scorn from community members who say it puts children at… Read More
Public Education
Former students accuse CPS officials of longtime abuse, sexual misconductTwelve Chicago women are sharing stories of sexual abuse by public-school officials â highlighting the districtâs failure to address such charges in a timely manner, according… Read More
Courts
Chicago Teachers Union refuses to disclose where money is going, lawsuit alleges(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has failed to produce required financial audits disclosing how its money was spent over the past four years, according to… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Chicagoâs ultra-progressive mayor cuts crime-fighting tech to fund community organizers and aid criminalsWhy is Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson allowing a contract with a gunshot-detection tech company to expire, against the wishes of most Chicagoans? The contract with Shotspotter, the company that provides… Read More
Culture
GOP lawmakers: ‘Outrageous’ Chicago Teachers Union members ‘bully’ for more money(The Center Square) â Starting their Wednesday off with doughnuts and red T-shirts, members of the Chicago Teachers Union rolled their way into Springfield to demand more state taxpayer funding. Read More
Courts
Former student files lawsuit against Chicago Public Schools over administrator who allegedly impregnated her twice, coerced abortionsA former student has taken legal action against Chicago Public Schools (CPS), accusing the district of neglecting to safeguard her from years of alleged abuse by a high-ranking administrator. The… Read More
Culture
More than 16,700 Iowa students use educational savings accounts(The Center Square) â The Iowa Department of Education said Friday that 16,757 students used the Students First Educational Savings Accounts to enroll in accredited nonpublic schools. This is the… Read More
Public Education
Chicago schools missing $23 million in laptops, iPads(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Chicago schools are reportedly missing about $23 million in laptops, iPads and other electronic devices. The 77,505 disappearing devices were reportedly lost or stolen âwithout… Read More
Opinion
Chicago is undermining its own public education system for the sake of âequityâChicago students may soon lose their access to a high-quality high school because teachersâ unions and social justice activists would rather promote âequityâ than excellence. The Chicago Board of Education… Read More
Government, Public Education
Chicago Public Schools takes over successful charter school, which vows legal fight(The Center Square) â Nationally recognized Urban Prep Academy will now be under the control of the Chicago Public School system after state education officials rejected the nonprofitâs appeal of… Read More