Chicago Public Schools announced layoffs on Friday impacting over 100 employees and over 200 vacant positions, including many crossing guards. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ...

I step into this role with a deep sense of responsibility and an unwavering commitment to the students, families and the ...

Board members made brief remarks after their oath, invoking their experiences as district students and parents and, in some cases, voicing admiration for Johnson and his vision for public schools.

Macquline King, the interim CEO of CPS, said the budget gap for the district has risen to $734 million due to costs related ...

Chicago Teachers Union members and supporters hold a news conference to call for the passage of a new contract, before a monthly meeting of the Board of Education at a Chicago Public Schools ...

New Chicago school board member sworn in during last meeting of 2024. ... From 2009 until 2011, Harden served as deputy chief executive officer for the Chicago Public Schools.

The new figure, announced Thursday by the CEO, includes a $175 million pension payment that Mayor Brandon Johnson needs to ...

The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in this week, marking a historic shift in oversight of the country’s fourth-largest school district after decades of mayoral control over the board ...

Twenty Chicago Board of Education members — half elected, half appointed — will gather in newly renovated chambers for a historic first meeting on Jan 30. This represents a major change for ...

Mayor Johnson announces pick for Chicago school board president, other new members. ... From 2009 until 2011, Harden served as deputy chief executive officer for the Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson named members of a new school board on Monday, days after all seven members resigned amid an escalating fight over control of the public schools in the nation’s ...

All eyes were on the new board to see if it might take action to remove Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez amid an increasingly public clash between the schools chief and Mayor Brandon Johnson.