The Chicago Public Schools are back in the swing of things, with hundreds of laid-off educators back in the classroom.

Monday marked the first day of class for more than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students, but uncertainty remains about CPS' funding for the 2026-2027 school year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Proposed cuts, furloughs and a spending freeze are part of Chicago Public Schools' budget plan as the district works to balance ...

Amid a projected deficit of over $700 million, Chicago Public Schools officials said they aim to have the district's budget for the upcoming school year approved by the end of July, a month earlier ...

The Chicago Board of Education approved a $9.96 billion amended CPS budget in an 11-7 vote, saving roughly 1,000 jobs. The budget depends on $150 million in state funding that has not yet been ...

With Election Day less than two months away, the four candidates running to become Chicago’s first-ever elected school board ...

When teacher assistant Jared Edwards was laid off at Curtis Elementary in Roseland this summer, it was the second consecutive year his position had been cut. This time, he hopes it won’t be permanent: ...

Chicago Public Schools leaders unveiled a proposed budget Wednesday with layoffs of 760 teachers and 801 school-based support staff, along with five furlough days, to help close a $732 million deficit ...

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