Whitney Young student wins citywide spelling bee
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Several Chicago Public School students got a chance to show off their skills Thursday by competing in a citywide spelling bee.

Chicago Public Schools invests $76M in district-wide security update

More than 300 Chicago public schools will have upgraded or additional security cameras with a massive investment announced today. 

Chicago lawmaker sounds alarm as 55 schools report no proficiency in math or reading: 'Very serious'

An alarming report has revealed that dozens of Chicago schools claim no students are proficient in either math or reading despite the state and federal government funneling billions of dollars into education in the Windy City.

Sophia King lays out her plan for Chicago Public Schools
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Mayoral candidate Sophia King said the city needs to incentivize teachers to stay in Chicago in order to better the public school system.

Paul Vallas pledges to boost publicly-funded, privately-run charter schools
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In recent years, charter schools have fallen out of favor with the mayor and the Board of Education and there?s staunch opposition from the Chicago Teachers Union.

CPS warned Lightfoot aide over emails seeking student volunteers before campaign defended recruitment effort

A senior Chicago Public Schools official had notified Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s reelection campaign that soliciting student volunteers through their teachers was not permitted hours before the campaign publicly defended its recruitment effort as a “common practice,” email records show.

Calls grow to investigate Lightfoot campaign's email recruiting students
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The city?s ethics ordinance prohibits elected officials from using city time, resources and information to mix politics with official business.