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Alderman calls for investigation after CPS crossing guard cuts in his ward: 'This is unbelievable'

Alderman Matt O'Shea says he was blindsided by cuts he calls drastic and unsafe in his ward's school communities. "That's ...
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Chicago Public Schools official tells families budget cuts will mean changes on their campuses

The impact of recent budget cuts will include fewer hot meals, delays in school repairs, curtailed crossing guard programs, ...
WBEZ13h

Community members to CPS board: Don’t cut schools, get money from city or state to fill deficit

Many Chicago Board of Education members agree with community members and want additional revenue from Chicago or Illinois ...

Chicago Tribune Cuts 10% of Staff as Media Layoffs Pile Up

The Chicago Tribune is the latest newspaper to cut jobs, with the paper laying off eight employees on Thursday, or about 10% ...
The Pantagraph23h

Chicago Public Schools struggle to solve $734M deficit as deadline looms

Chicago Public Schools officials have yet to identify a solution for the district’s looming $734 million deficit, as the ...

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana13h

Education Department says it will release billions in withheld grant money for schools

The Trump administration will release billions of dollars in withheld grants for schools, the Education Department said ...
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Most college students are taking online classes, but they’re paying just as much as in-person students

The Hechinger Report reports that online education costs equal or exceeds in-person tuition, which some students find ...