Chicago Public Schools teachers will finally be able to access YouTube now that CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard has decided to lift the longstanding ban. more ›

The Chicago Teachers Union held a sit-in at City Hall today to protest the mayor's plan to close a number of Chicago Public Schools. The groups are focused on lobbying for the schools in the mid-south region of the city. They say the closings are concentrated on the South Side, as they often are, as this map demonstrates. On the CTU website it states: more ›

Chicago Public Schools has decided to extend high school days by 36 minutes and eliminate the 14-minute homeroom to add 46 more minutes of instruction time. more ›

In light of new school closings, WBEZ and Catalyst Chicago compiled this fascinating map that shows where schools have been closed or turned around, how well the new facilities are performing and what has become of those old school buildings. more ›

Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis looks, well, darker and thinner than in real life. more ›

Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis held a news conference this morning to say she would not resign amidst criticism of a video that surfaced Monday where she mocked the lisp of Education Secretary Arne Duncan and talked candidly about her past marijuana use at a conference last month. more ›

This, and maybe this, is why your kid is fat. more ›

This is definitely turning into a jarring spectacle that has both the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools up in arms. more ›

It is likely that the finger-pointing will continue as the fate of Chicago public school students, teachers, and parents is put on hold until Lewis and Brizard can come to some sort of agreement. more ›

While math scores have improved “incrementally” in CPS grade schools, the study found racial gaps in both math and reading widened. more ›

"Sexual relations, during school hours, amongst pre-teens does not occur without the existence of negligent supervision,” the lawsuit states. more ›

U.S. Education Secretary (and former CPS head) Arne Duncan blew back into town this week with some interesting comments on the issues looming in the showdown between the teachers union and City. more ›

CTU President Karen Lewis said during a meeting about the school day extension a few weeks ago that she had a tense interaction with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. more ›

City Council's stand against the Chicago Teachers Union on the subject of a longer school day is seen by some as more than a token gesture intended to curry favor with the mayor. more ›

Benjamin E. Mays joins Genevieve Melody Elementary, Skinner North Elementary and Stem Magnet Academy in stretching the amount of classroom time for its students. more ›

In an effort to bypass union pressure, Chicago Public Schools is offering financial rewards to those schools that adopt its longer school day. Chicago Teachers Union officials aren't happy. more ›

Emanuel believes it was the right decision and hopes that more schools will break with the CTU and opt in for the same. more ›

While some union members are saying that the three dissident elementary schools were coerced -- or even bribed -- into saying 'yes' to longer school days, CPS maintains that no forceful prodding was involved more ›

Chicago Teachers Union President said the union won't be "bullied" by public attempts to accept a 2 percent pay raise for elementary teachers in exchange for extending the school day 90 minutes. more ›

A budget that includes a $150 million property tax hike, $400 million in cuts, dipping into reserve funds to balance doesn't alleviate long term concerns over Chicago Public Schools' budget deficit. more ›

CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard took his case for a "better school day" to the airwaves last night. more ›

The expansion of the program is aimed at low-income schools with less technology available and students performing below state standards. more ›

The breakdown in talks could further speculation the Teachers Union will go on strike for the first time since 1987. more ›

Yesterday, Governor Pat Quinn signed a legislation that would improve school facility planning as well as "increase transparency and accountability in Chicago Public Schools." more ›

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union says that the chances of a teachers' strike is "very high." more ›

CPS CEO Jean-Claude Brizard's first proposed budget calls for a very bitter pill to swallow. more ›

Yes, Mayor Emanuel and wife Amy have a right to send their kids to a private school, but there was a good magnet school right in their backyard. more ›

The Chicago Teachers Union contends recent local school council elections are unlawful under the Illinois school code. more ›

Chicago Public Schools is set to lay off 1,000 teachers in the next few days. more ›

Recently released ISAT test scores for Illinois students in grades 3 through 8 show that Chicago Public Schools students have improved in nearly all subjects, bringing some good news to CPS. more ›