CPS showing academic improvements, but schools are still closing
Mikel Vrooman-Arroniz, Contributing Writer
May 7, 2018
Filed under News
Once deemed the worst in the nation, Chicago Public Schools now lead America’s public schools in terms of academic growth. In 1987, Former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett said, “I’m not sure there’s a system as bad as the Chicago system.” Thirty years later, a Stanford study p...
This week in Chicago, July 20-26
July 20, 2015
Filed under Campus News, Metro, News
This Week in Chicago: What’s going on and what to look out for this week in and around Chicago and DePaul. Read More »...
CPS’ future uncertain as tough decisions loom
May 17, 2015
After a historic mayoral election when Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was the center of debates across Chicago, the school district has sparked controversy on a host of issues, which many Chicagoans find threatening to the education of students and the livelihood of their teachers. Read More »...
Teachers union vs. school board: Chicago’s contract debate
May 10, 2015
Opening shots were fired between the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) last week after the school board declined to extend its contract with the teachers, instead giving them an “insulting” initial offer of a seven percent decrease in take-home pay. R...
A call for civic change: Chicago’s referendum for elected school board
March 1, 2015
Filed under Nation & World
Although Chicago will not know who its future mayor will be until April’s runoff election, voters were unambiguous in their approval for multiple referendum issues. Read More »...
Appointed vs. elected school boards, a Chicago debate
February 22, 2015
Elected school boards for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) remains a highly contested issue going into Tuesday’s mayoral election. Many Chicagoans are unhappy with the condition of the city’s public schools and all four of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s opponents support a change to the 20-year-old referendum giving the mayor power to appoint school board member...
Panel at DePaul highlights Chicago’s struggle with special education
February 22, 2015
Filed under Campus News, Metro, News
On May 22, 2013, Chicago voted to close 50 public schools. Among those most affected were special needs students. Last week DePaul’s College of Education held a panel discussion to inform listeners about the history of special education in the city, where it stands today and how it can be improved...
CPS principals share experiences at DePaul forum
October 26, 2014
Filed under Campus News, News
William H. Wells Community High School on Chicago’s West Side does not have a soccer field for its student-athletes. They are forced to play in a different neighborhood where just a block over there was recently a shooting as the boys’ soccer team was playing. Read More »...
