Chicago Public Schools

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.

Chicago Public Schools is spending $76 million to replace outdated security cameras at hundreds of schools.

Chicago Public Schools is slated to spend $76 million to upgrade the district’s aging security cameras, NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

1-in-7 Chicago Public Schools students have experienced homelessness, and one institution is aiming to help, as NBC 5’s Sandra Torres explains.

Homelessness among families with children is often an invisible crisis, but it’s a growing reality.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Driving may not provide much relief, especially as canceled flights may put more motorists on the road.

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.

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.

The Chicago Board of Education voted against renewing the charter of Urban Prep Academy Wednesday, revoking the school’s charter.

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.