Chicago Public School District 299
Recent News About Chicago Public School District 299
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School events this week in City of Chicago: May 26 - June 1
The following school events are scheduled to take place in City of Chicago this week.
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Local Government Meeting today in City of Chicago
City of Chicago City Council Meeting starting at 10:30 am today — here's what you need to know!
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Government events this week in City of Chicago: May 19-25
The following events are scheduled to take place in City of Chicago this week.
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School events this week in City of Chicago: May 19-25
The following school events are scheduled to take place in City of Chicago this week.
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Local Government Meeting today in City of Chicago
City of Chicago City Council Meeting starting at 10:30 am today — here's what you need to know!
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Government events this week in City of Chicago: May 12-18
The following events are scheduled to take place in City of Chicago this week.
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School events this week in City of Chicago: May 12-18
The following school events are scheduled to take place in City of Chicago this week.
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Crime up, arrests down at city schools
Violent crime is up 26 percent at Chicago Schools (CPS) over last year.
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Illinois Policy advisor: Chicago’s Teacher Union wants ‘more members, higher pay, less work, less accountability, and less school choice‘
Paul Vallas, policy advisor for IllinoisPolicy.org, said the Chicago Teacher’s Union’s contract negotiation proposals are all moving towards having “more members, higher pay, less work, less accountability, and less school choice.”
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What literacy crisis at Chicago Public Schools? Illinois State Rep. Buckner says he can read ‘very well'
We get asked all the time why Chicago parents don’t realize just how bad CPS schools really are. One of the big reasons is politicians like Gov. J.B. Pritzker, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson only ever brag about record graduation rates and yearly student “growth.”
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CPS finds 14 employees engaged in PPP loan fraud
The Inspector General of Chicago Public Schools has reported that 14 employees were involved in fraudulent activities related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, as per an annual report. The investigation was conducted by cross-referencing the names of CPS employees with those who had received PPP loans.
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Analysis: Illegals to empty schools? 291 CPS buildings under capacity by 160K
The City of Chicago is home to 291 school buildings that are actively in use, but under capacity by more than 160,000 students. That's according to an analysis of Chicago Public Schools' enrollment data by Chicago City Wire.
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DeAngelis: ‘Locking kids out of his offices like he's locking kids out of their private schools’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has come under fire for blocking low-income students protesting in support of the Invest in Kids Act from his Chicago office.
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H.S. Football: CPS goes 0-22 vs. non CPS foes in first round of IHSA playoffs; outscored 1,079-63
In the first round of the Illinois High School Football Association (IHSA) playoffs, the 22 Chicago Public Schools who played non-CPS opponents went 0-22 and were outscored by a total of 916 points-- 152 touchdowns.
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Vallas: ‘Davis Gates and her supporters relentlessly attack school choice advocates, calling them fascists and racists’
Former Chicago Public Schools CEO and past Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas is being vocal about the hypocrisy shown by Chicago Teacher’s Union President Stacy Davis Gates.
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CPS enrollment remains steady for first time in 12 years
For the first time in more than a decade, enrollment did not decline at Chicago Public Schools, according to district officials.
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‘We live in a time with extremist political rhetoric’: Davis Gates lashes out at blog for posting photo of son’s online profile
The controversial Chicago Teacher’s Union President Stacy Davis Gates refuses to send her son to the city’s public schools instead opting to enroll him to the exclusive De La Salle Institute.
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Robling on Homer 33c art teacher: ‘The individual needs to be separated from the district'
Chicagoan Chris Robling is suggesting a larger problem with hiring in schools after a Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C elementary art school teacher was outed for making several disturbing social media posts.
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Quigley Wraps Up Tour of Community Project Funding Sites
On September 1, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Committee on Appropriations and Ranking Member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee, visitedthe Museum of Science and Industry, wrapping up his August tour of Community Project Funding sites throughout the Chicagoland area. In addition to the Museum of Science and Industry, Quigley has visited the Illinois Masonic Dental Clinic, Field Museum, Lincoln Park Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, Lakeview YMCA, Irving Park YMCA, AIDS Foundation, Black Ensemble Theater, Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, California Park, and the Ela Township Community Center–all of which are sites Quigley secured federal funds for during the 2022 and 2023 fiscal years. To learn more about these projects, click HERE. Photos and videos of Quigley’s visits are available upon request.
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Mayor Johnson quotes late gangster rapper to dodge question on Dr. Arwady's firing
Chicago Public Health Director Dr. Allison Arwady was fired without cause by Mayor Brandon Johnson, a move some perceive as political payback enacted on behalf of the Chicago Teachers Union.