Former CPS chief Paul Vallas argues Chicago can solve its budget crisis by ending school subsidies, demanding pension parity, ...

As cuts are handed down, Chicago teachers are furious over denial of backpay owed from last year after their contract ...

The Chicago Teachers Union’s refusal to close near-empty schools and push for more “sustainable community schools” is hurting ...

Chicago Public Schools officials have yet to identify a solution for the district’s looming $734 million deficit, as the ...

There’s a month to go before the Chicago school board must approve a budget for the coming year, and leaders still are ...

The Chicago Board of Education met Thursday as Chicago Public Schools faces a more than $700 million budget shortfall that it ...

CPS is grappling with a $734 million deficit. Board members say schools across Illinois are facing budget troubles and need ...

By the numbers: CPS projects a budget of $8.43 billion for FY 2026, with $5.8 billion in personnel costs and $2.6 billion for ...

Chicago Public Schools laid off more than 1,450 school-based staffers, including teachers, on Friday as it works to narrow a ...

Climate justice” provisions in the Chicago Teachers Union’s (CTU) new contract are colliding with financial reality as the city’s low-performing ...

CPS officials are proposing to “delay” hiring librarians, nurses and staff needed to reduce class sizes, vindicating warnings by the WSWS that teachers would come under attack if the CTU and ...

In short: CTU-driven restrictions are aimed at slowly killing the city’s charter school options. It’s also important to remember that far fewer children attend CPS today.