Arne Duncan
4 months ago | Peter Sachs
Barbara Eason-Watkins, who has risen to the top ranks of the Chicago Public Schools, is considered the likely replacement for CEO Arne Duncan.
11 months ago | Peter Sachs
Barbara Eason-Watkins was named CPS chief education officer in August 2001, after a long career as a teacher and principal. The mayor says he's got no timeline for replacing outgoing schools CEO Arne Duncan.
11 months ago | Paul D. Bowker
11 months ago | David McClendon
11 months ago | David McClendon
Two city public schools are listed among the U.S. News & World Report's Top 100 prep schools in the nation. One school also won a national award for excelling under the No Child Left Behind Act.
11 months ago | Paul D. Bowker
West Side residents envision separate buildings for an Austin college-prep school plus other schools specializing in green technology, trade courses and cultural art.
11 months ago | Paul D. Bowker
Though CPS test scores have risen, educators are worried that only a small number of students are exceeding state standards. That's true at gifted schools, as well as the city's neighborhood schools.
12 months ago | Paul D. Bowker
Voices of Youth in Chicago Education works with Chicago Public Schools officials to develop personalized, four-year graduation plans for potential dropouts.
1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker
Chicagoans are jockeying for position as Barack Obama assembles his White House team. CPS chief Arne Duncan has been mentioned as a potential Secretary of Education.
1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker
Chicagoans are jockeying for position as Barack Obama assembles his White House team. CPS chief Arne Duncan has been mentioned as a potential Secretary of Education.
1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker
The new program involves 50 schools and will increase the number of preschool children in Chicago Public Schools to 33,000. The additional openings are for half-day slots, and are open to children of Chicago residents.
1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker
Two years after removing the entire staff at Sherman School, CPS officials say it is a beacon of promise for turnaround projects. But its students still lag on test scores.
1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker
Seven of the employees, who include teachers and clerks have resigned or been fired, the school district says. Disciplinary action is pending against two payroll clerks accused of processing bogus checks.
1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker
Twenty new schools will be opened in Chicago over the next two years, public school officials say. School officials also approved a plan to open a LGBT friendly high school in 2009-2010.
1 year ago | Paul D. Bowker
