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When is CPS Spring Break for 2023? Here's The Latest Chicago Public Schools Calendar
Believe it or not, there’s only four months of classes left on the 2022-2023 Chicago Public Schools calendar. But before the school year comes to an end, there’s spring break, and one final holiday to get through first.
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CPS Spending $76 Million to Upgrade Aging Security Cameras
Chicago Public Schools is spending $76 million to replace outdated security cameras at hundreds of schools.
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CPS to Spend $76 Million to Upgrade Security Cameras
Chicago Public Schools is slated to spend $76 million to upgrade the district’s aging security cameras, NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.
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Startling Statistics on Student Homelessness Encourage Chicago School to Help
1-in-7 Chicago Public Schools students have experienced homelessness, and one institution is aiming to help, as NBC 5’s Sandra Torres explains.
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A Look Inside the Often-Invisible Crisis of Homeless Youth in Chicago Schools
Homelessness among families with children is often an invisible crisis, but it’s a growing reality.
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A Look Inside the Often-Invisible Crisis of Homeless Youth in Chicago Schools
Homelessness among families with children is often an invisible crisis, but it’s a growing reality. NBC 5’s Sandra Torres looked into the issue and found out how school districts and homeless advocates are addressing it, as part of her “Homeless Youth Crisis” series.
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Lightfoot Facing Criticism After Email to CPS Teachers Asking for ‘Externs' to ‘Help Lightfoot Win'
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection campaign has promised to stop contacting Chicago Public Schools teachers after it faced backlash for soliciting volunteer work from their students in exchange for class credit, a move a former city inspector general called “deeply, deeply problematic.”
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Lightfoot Facing Controversy Over Email Asking CPS Students to Volunteer For Campaign
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection campaign has promised to stop contacting Chicago Public Schools teachers after it faced backlash for soliciting volunteer work from their students in exchange for class credit, a move a former city inspector general called “deeply, deeply problematic.” Sandra Torres has more.
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Some Parents Fight CPS' ‘Stranded Student' Policy After Receiving Calls From DCFS
Tresa Razaaq is a single mother of four, and says she was caught off-guard when she received a call and a letter from the Department of Family and Children Services after she was late to pick up her children from school.
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Lightfoot Faces Criticism Over Public Safety Concerns in Mayoral Race
The debate is heating up between Chicago mayoral candidates over public safety, with Mayor Lori Lightfoot defending her record and her opponents criticizing her performance in office. Mary Ann Ahern has the latest.
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Some Parents Fight CPS' ‘Stranded Student' Policy After Receiving Calls From DCFS
Tresa Razaaq is a single mother of four, and says she was caught off-guard when she received a call and a letter from the Department of Family and Children Services after she was late to pick up her children from school, and now she’s joining a group of parents aiming to change the policy. Lexi Sutter has more.
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CPS Asks Students, Staff to “Please Test For COVID Before Returning to School” Monday
As Chicago Public Schools resumes Monday following winter break, administrators are bracing a possible surge in COVID cases by asking students and staff to “please test for COVID-19 before returning school,” a message posted to CPS’ website says.
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New XBB.1.5 Variant, Return to School Fuel Worries About COVID Spike
Concerns have emerged about the possibility of a post-holiday COVID surge fueled by a new variant, recent large gatherings and the return to the classroom following winter break. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.
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Teachers Union Says Lightfoot Pulls Offer of 12 Weeks Parental Leave For CPS Employees
The Chicago Teachers Union is accusing Mayor Lori Lightfoot of stepping in to rescind a promise by her hand-picked Chicago Public Schools leadership to give rank-and-file teachers and school support staff the same 12 weeks of paid parental leave already provided to all other 32,000 city employees.
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Chicago Public Schools Cancels After-School Activities Thursday, but Classes on For Now
With a winter storm expected to hit the Chicago area in coming days, Chicago Public Schools has announced that they will cancel all after-care and out-of-school programming on Thursday due to the incoming weather.
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What to Know If You're Driving This Week
Driving may not provide much relief, especially as canceled flights may put more motorists on the road.
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High Lead Levels Found in Paint at CPS Elementary School in Bridgeport
Parents and teachers at a Bridgeport elementary school say that Chicago Public Schools delayed for months testing that last week found high levels of lead in three rooms, including a special education classroom.
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CPS Student Clipped by Vehicles Twice in a Year Pleads for Increased Bike Safety Awareness
Jane Brunson loves to ride her bike, riding to school and to work, but she’s now putting her bike away for awhile after being clipped by a vehicle Wednesday morning.
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Chicago Board of Education Votes To Revoke Urban Prep Academy's Charter School Status
The Chicago Board of Education voted against renewing the charter of Urban Prep Academy Wednesday, revoking the school’s charter.
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Wednesday Vote Could Determine Fate of Urban Prep Academy
A key vote by the Chicago Board of Education Wednesday could determine the fate of Urban Prep Academy’s two Chicago campuses. Sandra Torres has more.