Emmanuel Camarillo

Las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago despidió a 500 conserjes, 250 trabajadores del comedor, más de 100 guardias de cruce y decenas de empleados de oficina.

Challenges are still pending on candidates in four districts, with decisions likely to come by mid-August. But all five candidates for school board president will appear on November's ballot.

In a shocking move, a majority of school board members rejected the school district’s spending plan that would have made deep cuts to classrooms to close a deficit, and instead approved a budget that counts on the state to provide extra funding.

CPS had stepped in and absorbed the school amid fears it would shutter. But parents, students and teachers argued that keeping the doors open wasn't enough. The board Thursday couldn't agree on a path forward.

After the Chicago School Board approved a budget that would reverse deep staffing cuts, Chicago Public Schools said it might not be able to get a short-term loan to make payroll.

Online posts about the discarded materials drew the ire of parents who accused Chicago Public Schools of wasting school supplies when costs for families are high and schools are strapped for cash. The district says the materials were meant to be recycled.

Las publicaciones en internet sobre los materiales desechados indignaron a los padres, que acusaron a las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago de desperdiciar

More than a thousand teens signed up at the South Side YMCA alone. Teens there are playing basketball, lifting weights or just hanging out with friends — and hoping the program continues next year.

More than half of the 51 people who filed to run for Chicago School Board faced challenges.

Solo en South Side YMCA se inscribieron más de mil adolescentes. Allí juegan baloncesto, levantan pesas o simplemente pasan el rato con amigos y esperan que el programa continúe el próximo año.