Chicago Public Schools

The letter said that the rejected contract "raised teachers’ pay [and] prevented teacher layoffs."

That's not even the coolest thing senior Damian Medina has done this year.

Businesswoman Christy Webber is among those who will pitch plans to repurpose the vacant CPS building. 

Chicago Teachers Union leader Jesse Sharkey said Gov. Rauner "knows nothing about real education."

The earliest teachers could walk out would be May 23, the Chicago Teachers Union said.

"We're gonna do our very best to avoid teacher layoffs," said CPS CEO Forrest Claypool.

President Karen Lewis dared CPS to impose layoffs, saying upped class sizes would cause a public outcry.

Efforts to sell or donate the books, some never used, were unsuccessful, principal says.

Union negotiators are mulling over a proposal CPS CEO Forrest Claypool called a "true compromise."

CPS is cracking down on students who list fake addresses to get spots at selective enrollment schools. 

Staff and parents are marshaling support for Edison's principal in advance of Monday's LSC meeting.

Schools chief Forrest Claypool readied "painful layoffs to the Central Office and administrative staff."

Gov. Bruce Rauner insisted his plan to take over CPS is not "dead on arrival" and has support downstate.

The rink, also intended to foster young hockey players, will be on the old Malcolm X College site.

Critics said the plan was a "direct attack" on teachers and would fail Chicago's students.