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09 April 2019

Students from Lindblom's Arabic Class Head to Morocco

Nine students from Lindblom Math and Science Academy’s Arabic World Language program will say goodbye to American soil and travel to Morocco over spring break. For 10 days, students will explore five cities, live with local families, and apply what they’ve learned from their studies in the real world.

27 March 2019

Success Starts Here

Following an extensive engagement process, we launched a new five-year vision on Tuesday that incorporates feedback from families and educators. This vision builds on the core commitments that remain at the heart of who we are: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity.

25 March 2019

Schools Receive New 2019-2020 School Year Budgets

Today, we’re pleased to announce that schools will be receiving more than $55 million in additional funding for the 2019-20 school year to support the largest one-time academic program expansion in CPS history and build on the historic academic progress we have made in the past decade.

20 March 2019

Six Butler College Prep Students Surprised with Scholarships

Five Butler College Prep students, and a recent graduate, were awarded full-tuition scholarships on Tuesday to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) as part of the school’s initiative to recruit more men of color in the classroom.

19 March 2019

Largest One-Time Academic Program Expansion in CPS History

CPS is investing $32 million over the next six years to boost access to high-quality academic programming at 32 schools. This represents the largest one-time academic program expansion and investment in CPS history.

27 February 2019

Jones College Prep Storyteller Shares Award-Winning Story

In ‘Bus Ticket to the North,’ Charles tells the story of his grandfather’s migration from Americus, Georgia to Madison, Wisconsin at the age of fourteen. He says he never intended to share his story competitively, but after performing it, Mama Kucha, Baba Tony and the organization nominated the story.

13 February 2019

Celebrating Our Educators: Valentine's Day Appreciation Toolkit

To help make this Valentine’s Day one that our educators will remember, we have created the following resources for you to share with your staff, students, and families.

28 January 2019

Students Learn to Code with 'Dance Party'

Dance Party, an interactive game on code.org, taught students how to program their own dance party using block-based coding.

23 January 2019

What's Your Vision for Chicago Public Schools?

My goals for the district are ambitious and they will not be achieved overnight, but if recent progress is any indication, we are making steady and sustainable progress.

10 January 2019

Fulbright Winner Hopes to Inspire More Teachers to Travel

When a colleague received the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching, Nathan Ramin says he knew he needed to take a chance on the opportunity and apply himself.

09 January 2019

Students Earn More Capstone Diplomas than any Other District

Our students have earned more Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone Diplomas than any other district in the nation and we are continuing to expand access to the rigorous diploma program.

10 December 2018

Seniors First in District to Graduate Early with Associate Degree

Goode Academy seniors, Devin Thomas and Cheyenne Henry, are best friends and classmates, and later this month they will not only be graduating high school a semester early, but they’re doing it with their associate degree, too.