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A Chicago Public Schools teacher is accused of abusing students with special needs in a new lawsuit filed by eight parents who allege the teacher hit children with her hands and a ruler and would regularly curse at them, NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Chicago students competed against each other in the first day of a regional robotics competition, NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Chicago Public Schools will be receiving $14 million in federal funding to help students who are dealing with trauma and mental health issues, NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Three elementary school students were taken to the hospital after a ‘stink bomb’ was released inside a classroom on the South Side Thursday morning, fire officials said.

Lane Tech College Prep in Chicago’s North Center community area was evacuated on Thursday due to the presence of mercury in a bathroom, school officials said.

Chicago Public Schools admitted that it was slow to respond to complaints of peeling lead paint in a special education classroom and two other rooms at a Bridgeport elementary school, leaving teachers hanging for months before following up on testing and addressing the problem.

Parents of students at McClellan Elementary School held a rally with teachers Monday morning to voice health concerns about lead paint chips found inside the school. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez has received a $10,200 raise, bumping his salary to $350,200 — near the top of the city’s payroll.

Chicago Public Schools is receiving a $25 million donation from MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist who earlier this week gave $23 million to two Chicago charter school networks.

The principal of Jones College Prep High School has been removed as Chicago Public Schools investigates an incident where a Jones student wore a German military uniform on Halloween that was widely interpreted to represent a Nazi soldier.

A Jones College Prep High School student who wore a German soldier uniform to school on Halloween has caused an uproar because it was widely interpreted to be the garb of a Nazi soldier.

Two varsity football coaches for Chicago Public Schools are breaking barriers and stereotypes at the same time. On Thursday, they coached the first football game in Illinois history between two Black women coaches. Konesha Rhea is known as “Coach K” at DuSable High School, where she’s in her second season as head coach. Jousecelyn Mayfield, who goes by “Coach...

Two Black female coaches are going head-to-head in a CPS football game for the first time in the district’s history, NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

The district collaborated with their two vendors, Aramark and Open Kitchens, to showcase new dishes for students and receive feedback from students afterwards, allowing the items to be fine-tuned and adjusted in accordance with students’ palates.

A change in state funding has caused Chicago Public Schools to lose almost $30 million in expected state money, representing yet another hit as district officials warn of ramifications in both the near and distant future.

Last week, Tim King the CEO and founder of Chicago’s Urban Prep Academies, has resigned from his post amid allegations of sexual misconduct with a student, officials say.

The founder of a prominent all-boys charter school network has stepped down as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct with a student. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A Chicago Public Schools teacher wrote a book on self esteem, encouraging her students to be proud of themselves. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

After a violent Memorial Day Weekend, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Police are teaming up to keep kids safe this summer.