Chicago Public Schools

Ald. Anthony Beale suggested requiring ride-sharing drivers to have a chauffeur's license at airports.

But Ald. Ameya Pawar said it's a symptom of the problem, not an argument for charter schools.

The initiative is being paid for through a $38 million federal grant.

It's part of the nonprofit Pilot Light program, in which gourmet chefs teach about health and food.

Wildwood Elementary plans to sell engraved bricks to fund music and sports programs, organizers said.

Yet Mayor Rahm Emanuel defended the "goal" of principal training behind the $23 million deal she set up.

Friends of Ravenswood School plans to bombard the mayor with calls Friday protesting recent budget cuts.

A Network Chief told a former Ogden parent he's focusing elsewhere after the school's big fundraiser.

The scholarships will provide reduced tuition for CPS grads who complete two years at City Colleges.

Ald. Will Burns has received campaign contributions from the Illinois Network of Charter Schools.

Ravenswood Elementary has already appealed the loss of five special ed staff members cut by CPS.

Administrators said they had to bump down historical graduation rates by a few percentage points.

"There has never been a more divisive educational issue," Kennedy H.S. Principal George Szkapiak said.

Despite enrolling more students than expected, some schools stand to lose special education positions.

Neighborhood school boosters were vocally opposed to proposed KIPP and New Life charter schools.