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CPS Watchdog Flags Doubled Travel Costs; District Freezes Most Staff Trips

The move follows findings of lax oversight, pandemic-fueled spending surges, plus repeated rule violations.

Chicago Board Takes Over ChiArts, Backs EPIC Through June in Managed Wind-Down

CPS Board Backs $175 Million Pension Reimbursement Tied to TIF Windfall

Former CPS Investigations Manager Sues Board Over Retaliation in ‘Politically Sensitive’ Probes

Judge Orders CPS Security Guard Detained on Charges of Sexually Assaulting Two Students

DeKalb Schools Puts Superintendent Devon Horton on Leave After 17-Count Federal Indictment

ChiArts Board Won’t Renew CPS Contract, Putting Arts High School’s Future in Question

CPS Rejects Federal Demand to Scrap Black Student Plan, Faces Magnet Grant Block

Pritzker Rejects Extra State Funds as CPS Budget Hangs on One Vote

Chicago Public Schools Opens Year Without Approved Budget

Chicago School Board Demands Pension Payment and Loan Option in Budget Plan

CPS Proposes Budget Without Pension Reimbursement or Short-Term Loan

Illinois Board Adopts New Proficiency Benchmarks for State Tests

Former CPS Dean Brian Crowder Sentenced to 22 Years for Student Sexual Abuse

Chicago Public Schools Faces $734M Deficit as Adequacy Falls to 73%

Chicago Teacher Arrested After Federal Child Pornography Complaint Unsealed

Alderman Demands Probe After CPS Cuts Crossing Guard Program

Chicago Mother Sues CPS and Staff Over Racial and Sexual Abuse at Wildwood Magnet School

Former CPS Dean Crowder Convicted on Four Counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault

Chicago Public Schools Lays Off 161 Staff to Address $730 Million Budget Gap