WBEZ

CPS budget plan hedges on city pension payment, but some board members are insisting it be paid

Chicago Public School leaders on Wednesday presented a budget proposal, wiping away a $734 million deficit by a combination of mechanisms: cuts to operations and central office, refinancing debt, ...
Chicago Tribune

Archdiocese accuses CPS of ending disability support funding in Catholic schools

The Archdiocese of Chicago accused Chicago Public Schools on Friday of abruptly pulling instructional support funding for more than 800 students with disabilities in Catholic schools. CPS informed the ...
WBEZ

Facing deadline, CPS leaders lay out budget options but no firm spending plan

Chicago Public School officials and union officials came together Tuesday to lay out options for solving CPS budget crisis for City Council members, including refinancing existing debt and cutting ...
NBC Chicago

CTU says CPS agreed to declare May 1 a ‘Day of Civic Action,' will bus students to May Day rallies

Chicago Public Schools will be in session for a full day on May 1, but it will also be an official civic day of action during which hundreds of students will be able to take a “field trip” to a ...
Chicago Sun-Times

CPS will be in session on May 1, but agreement with CTU encourages students to attend afternoon rally

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Chicago Tribune

CPS to remain open May 1, but agreement allows staff and students to attend rallies

Chicago Public Schools will not cancel classes on May 1, though the district has agreed to provide buses for students and teachers who choose to attend an afternoon rally and other civic engagement ...
Daily Maverick

CPS ordered to pay Sassa R81.3m, but the balance sheet says good luck

In a ruling which wraps up years (literally) of to and fro over money owed to the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) by Cash Paymaster Services (CPS), the Constitutional Court this week ...
WLWT

Cincinnati, CPS officials focus on solutions to keep kids safe outside school

A first-of-its-kind meeting happened Monday night to address concerns like teenage gun violence.Cincinnati City leaders and school officials are trying to find a solution before school lets out for ...
WGN-TV

CPS CEO opposes union demand to cancel classes

CHICAGO (WGN) — The president of the Chicago Board of Education is pressuring the new Chicago Public Schools CEO to cave to union demands to cancel classes on May 1 for a day of protests, according to ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Prospect of a CTU contract deal delays pivotal CPS budget vote

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ABC 7 Chicago

Chicago Public Schools, CTU agree to make May 1 day of civic action; school will remain in session

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools have reached a compromise with the Chicago Teachers Union to declare May 1 a day of civic action, the union and the school district said. CTU said school would ...
WGN-TV

CPS agrees to make May 1 day of civic action, but schools will remain in session

CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools will be in session on May 1, International Workers’ Day, the Chicago Teachers Union announced Friday. According to CTU, CPS has agreed to declare May 1 a day of civic ...