Chicago Public Schools’ financial crisis can again be fixed by state oversight
By 1980, financial mismanagement led Chicago Public Schools to lose its ability to borrow money, to miss multiple payrolls and vendor payments, and to drop deep into debt. The state stepped in with a financial oversight authority.
Are Chicago Public Schools open on Veterans Day 2024? What's open and closed
Each year, the federal holiday of Veterans Day falls on Nov. 11. This year, that day falls on a Monday, which means the United States Post Office along with many banks, federal courthouses will be closed.
Chicago school board election is about the fight for public education
The future of our public schools is on the ballot — this election is our chance to affirm that education is, and must remain a public good. For the first time, Chicago voters have the opportunity to elect leaders who value public education and will protect that right for all our children.
Fewer than 1-in-3 Chicago Public Schools students read at grade level
Chicago Public Schools third- through eighth-grade state test scores increased in 2024, with reading finally surpassing 2019 levels. But for Chicago’s 11th grade students, both reading and math remained below pre-pandemic levels.
Is the stock market open on Veterans Day? What to know ahead of the federal holiday
World War I, when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany started on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Veterans Day is Monday, most public services are closed for federal holiday
The more-than-a-century old federal holiday each Nov. 11 honors America's veterans. Most public agencies, including schools, post offices and local governments are closed.
What stores, post offices are open and closed on Veterans Day 2024?
Some offices and businesses will close Monday as communities, including in Houston, recognize those who have served as part of the United States Armed Forces on Veterans Day. Here's what will be closed and open during Veterans Day.
Are schools closed on Veterans Day? What about Publix, the post office or govt. offices?
Happy Veterans Day! Today is the day we honor the sacrifice and patriotism of all veterans of U.S. wars and active-duty military personnel. Although World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28,
Offices to close for Veterans Day
In observance of Veterans Day on Monday, all federal, state, county and city offices, including Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post offices are closed,
What's open and closed in Oregon on Veterans Day? See the list
Veterans Day is Monday, a federal holiday that celebrates those who've served in the U.S. armed forces. Here's what open and closed in Oregon.
Live results: Chicago voters to elect 10 school board members
For the first time in Chicago history, voters this year will get to choose some of the members of the Chicago Board of ...
Chicago school board election results: Which candidates are in the lead
For the first time, Chicago voters were tasked with electing members of the Chicago Public Schools Board of Education.
Parents and teachers protest closure of Acero charter schools in Chicago: “2,000 of our students will be displaced”
Parents at Fuentes Elementary organized a demonstration to protest the closure of their children’s school. Acero, the charter ...
Teen sues Chicago Public Schools, claims no action was taken to stop sexual assaults by former guard
The suit claims the school knew the security guard's behavior was out of the ordinary and failed to report it.
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Chicago’s First School Board Race Brings a Mixed Bag of Ideologies
Related Tuesday’s results push Chicago Public Schools, the fourth-largest school system in the United States, into a ...
Chicago to elect first school board Tuesday. Here's the full list of candidates
Come Election Day, voters in the city of Chicago will elect Chicago Public Schools Board of Education members for the first time.
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CPS Extends Deadline To Apply To Schools Outside Neighborhood
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools is extending the application deadline for students who want to go to schools outside their assigned neighborhood option. GoCPS applications will now be due at 5 p.m.
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Chicago Public Schools to resume providing rides for general education students in December
District leaders said they have significantly decreased the number of students with disabilities who don’t have rides to ...
Man found shot inside car after crash outside school on Chicago's West Side
The victim crashed into a parked vehicle outside Laura Ward Elementary School, and was found with multiple gunshot wounds.