Deborah Quazzo, who replaced new Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker on the CPS board, is one of the big names in the growing for-profit education industry. Read more
A main driver of the projected billion dollar deficit is a huge spike in pension payments, a problem that's been building for almost two decades. Read more
Trumbull Elementary was closed by a unanimous vote of the school board today, despite parents' claims that the school is not underutilized—if special-education students are considered. Read more
Community involvement, private investment, and basic math all helped spare Mahalia Jackson, Manierre, Leif Ericson and Garvey Elementary Schools. Read more
City residents grade Chicago's Public School system with an F more often than A. But there's usually one school every parent thinks is really great. Read more
