09 November 2018
Senior Collects 300 Turkeys, and Counting, For Community
For the third consecutive year, Clemente Community Academy student, Isabella Garcia, will host Give 3k, a day where the community receives non-perishables and turkeys.
06 November 2018
Englewood Gets First Early College STEM School
Englewood STEM High School will open for the 2019-2020 school year.
06 November 2018
Whitney Young HS Powerlifter Sets National Record
This 17-year-old senior may only be 5’6″ and 180 pounds, but he can lift up to three times his body weight. He set a new national record for powerlifting in a competition in Spokane, Wash. in October.
24 October 2018
Curie High School Offers New Classes for Students
In an Intro to Engineering Design class at Curie High School, on the city’s Southwest side, sophomores passionately worked on their miniature bridges. This fall, the school is offering the new class as part of their CTE (Career and Technical Education) Engineering Program.
19 October 2018
Dawes Elementary Students Embrace Kindness for Challenge
A dedication to kindness and social-emotional learning (SEL) is what put Dawes as a top 10 finalist out of 500 schools in the nation who participated in the Middle School Kindness Challenge last spring. DonorsChoose, a non-profit organization that allows individuals to donate to a school’s classroom project, created the challenge.
10 October 2018
Principal Appreciation Week: Meet Michele Clark’s Principal
Words do matter, and depending on the source, can have the power to influence. That’s what Michele Clark High School Principal Charles Anderson discovered early in life — when a fifth grade teacher told him to never become a teacher.
09 October 2018
Celebrating Our Principals: Principal Appreciation Week 2018
Principals work hard every day to meet the needs of their students, parents, and staff, and we are so excited to celebrate them during the week of October 7-13.
28 September 2018
Students Gain Lifelong Skills in Nation’s Largest IB Network
At Senn, one of the 56 International Baccalaureate schools in CPS that make up the nation’s largest network of IB schools, students are expected to work in teams to push their collective learning.
25 September 2018
Here’s the Short Version of How Our Budget Works
As a district, it’s crucial that we are transparent about how we use taxpayer dollars to provide a high-quality education for students. In addition to the detailed budget book we post every year at cps.edu, we have created an additional resource for community members this year, The Resident’s Guide to the Budget.
24 September 2018
Brooks Teacher Lands Fulbright; Will Travel to the Netherlands
Brooks High School’s math and science teacher, William Reed, will be traveling to the Netherlands come January. As a recipient of the Fulbright Distinguished Award, Reed will participate in the professional development program for six months.
18 September 2018
Why Addressing Race and Equity Matters to Me
The Great Expectations Mentoring program provides our schools leaders with an opportunity to gain valuable insights that will help them become more effective leaders. And it also strengthens our talent pipeline for school and district leaders who come from underrepresented backgrounds.
11 September 2018
Check Out This Record-Breaking Progress
The CPS Academic Report Card (English pdf) (Spanish pdf) shows that students from across Chicago are making record-breaking progress, and we continue to lead the country in urban education.
