Chicago Public Schools
Recent News About Chicago Public Schools
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Wheeling, Chicago students getting ‘hands-on access to explore STEM’ at home
Community Consolidated School District 21 and Chicago Public Schools students will benefit from the Illinois Biotechnology Innovation Organization's (iBIO) STEM Kit program.
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Island Lake Activist: Defunding police will lead to Civil War
Defunding the police will lead to a civil war, says Joe Ptak, an Island Lake political activist.
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McSweeney drafts bill that would protect students from sexual abusers
Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) has filed a bill to ensure that sexual abuse and assault cases are handled properly by schools.
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Jesiel rejected school funding measure for lack of reforms
Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) voted against the recently passed compromise school funding reform measure because it kept special considerations for Chicago Public Schools and did not provide enough property tax relief, she said in a statement.
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Suburban property taxpayers would be on hook for CPS’ $17B in debt if schools bill becomes state law
A measure that would require homeowners in Chicago’s suburbs to pay off Chicago Public Schools’ $17 billion in debt is expected to go to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk for his signature later this month.
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Chicago Teacher’s Union leader Lewis refuses to stand for national anthem
Days after reaching a “tentative contract” with the Chicago Public Schools that averted another threatened teacher’s strike, Chicago Teacher’s Union (CTU) leader Karen Lewis led a personal strike of her own, refusing to honor the United States of America by standing during its national anthem.
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Candidates call on state to analyze how CPS funds are being spent
Illinois’ General State Aid (GSA) funds K-12 education and was originally intended to financially support school districts with the most need. Through the years, however, the formulas used to calculate the amount of state funding school districts receive has sparked outrage over the funding system providing large subsidies to a few select districts, namely, Chicago Public Schools.
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68 percent of Arnett C. Lines Elementary School students pass PARCC exam
On the 2014-2015 PARCC exam (www.illinoisreportcard.com), students at Arnett C. Lines Elementary School scored a passing rate of 68.0 percent and a failure rate of 32.0 percent. Passing the PARCC exam reflects the percentage of students who "met expectations" or "exceeded expectations." In Illinois overall, 32.9 percent of students passed the PARCC exam.
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46.4% of Willow Grove Kindergarten Center students pass state test
On the 2014-2015 PARCC exam, students at Willow Grove Kindergarten Center scored a passage rate of 46.4 percent and a failure rate of 53.6 percent.
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Bang for the buck?
Are Illinois public schools spending too much, delivering too little?
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Chicago Teachers Union enlisting Lake County support in Springfield
Lake’s Rep. Rita Mayfield, Sen. Melinda Bush and Sen. Julie Morrison are among 29 legislators to receive money from the Chicago Teachers Union in 2015. Will they support the powerful union's call to shift state school money to Chicago, away from Lake County districts?
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Chicago school funding by the numbers
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are asking for a 25 percent increase in funding from Springfield, or nearly $4,000 more per student.