Press Releases
2018 Archive
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New Building Will Ensure Students on the Southwest Side Have Access to a High-Quality Selective Enrollment Facility
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CPS Earns Spot on AP Honor Roll for Sixth Consecutive Year
06 December 2018
CPS is the Largest School District to be Named to AP Honor Roll in 2018, and the Only Large Urban District to Earn a Spot on the AP Honor Roll for Six Consecutive Years
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CPS Recommends Closure of Two Poor Performing Charter Schools and Denial of All New Charter School Applications
03 December 2018
The District will recommend the closure of two poor performing charter schools — Kwame Nkrumah and Urban Prep West — and the denial of all three proposals submitted to the District for new charter schools.
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CPS Proposes Two School Actions For 2019-20 School Year
30 November 2018
Proposals Include Community-Requested Boundary Changes to Create Stronger Education Continuums at Cooper and Orozco Elementary Academies
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CPS to Expand Dual Language Programming to Eight Additional Schools
28 November 2018
Comprehensive Dual Language Programming to Serve 35 Total CPS Schools in 2019, Double the Number of Schools Served in 2016
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CPS Announces State-of-the-Art Englewood High School Will Be Community's First Early College STEM School
05 November 2018
Brand New Open Enrollment Neighborhood School to be led by Veteran Educator Conrad Timbers-Ausar
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Chicago Principals Express Record High Job Satisfaction
01 November 2018
Results from The Fund’s 2018 Principal Engagement Survey Indicate CPS Principal Satisfaction is at Highest Point Since the Survey Began Four Years Ago
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Annual CPS School Ratings Maintain Improvements Throughout City
26 October 2018
Number of Schools Requiring Intensive Support Reduced by Nearly Half Since the 2015-2016 School Year
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Schools Where Enrollment Increased Received Additional Funding and Schools with Lower-than-Expected Enrollment Maintain Initial Funding Levels; CPS Also Releases Official Enrollment for 2018-19 School Year
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Mayor Lightfoot and CPS Celebrate Neighborhood School Prescott Elementary Being Named Among Best in the Nation
10 October 2018
Prescott Elementary School is one of only 16 Illinois public schools to receive National Blue Ribbon Recognition from U.S. Department of Education.
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School Communities Across Chicago Celebrate Principal Appreciation Week with the Third Annual #PrincipalPrideChi Campaign
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Two CPS Schools Earn Prestigious National Recognition
01 October 2018
Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy on the South Side and Thomas A. Edison Regional Gifted Center Elementary on the North Side Named 2018 National Blue Ribbon Schools
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Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce Highest-Ever College Enrollment Rate and Strongest One-Year Improvement Since 2010
24 September 2018
Improvements Seen Among Every Racial Group in the City; College Enrollment has Increased by 20 Percent Since 2010
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City Of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago Archdiocese Partner to Announce First-Ever Chicago Crossing Guard Of The Year Award
19 September 2018
City recognizes Maredith Robertson, crossing guard for Alexander Graham and St. Gabriel Schools, for helping Chicago children and families travel to and from school safely
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Mayor Emanuel and CPS Launch Visionary Process to Create ‘IB Neighborhoods’ and Expand Proven Academic Programs
14 September 2018
Following Significant and Proven Academic Investments, CPS Creates Formal School-Based Application to Meet Citywide Demand;
New Annual Regional Analysis Will Provide Data-Driven Overview of Current Offerings and Opportunities for Investment -
Chicago Continues to Lead the Country in Urban Education
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Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce $12 Million Investment in Charles A. Prosser Career Academy
06 September 2018
Capital and programmatic investments to support career and technical training will be completed by Fall 2019
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African American and Hispanic Males Drove Record High Graduation and Freshman OnTrack Rate of 89.4 Percent
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46.6 Percent of 2018 Graduates Earned At Least One Early College and Career Credential With All Racial Groups Making Gains
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Crime along routes has decreased by 9 percent since the 2016-2017 School Year; Today’s Rally Celebrates Reduction in Crime and Near-Record High Attendance Rates
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Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce Record High Math Scores and Strong Reading Scores on National Exam
29 August 2018
Chicago’s Expansion to Free, Full-Day Pre-K for All 4-Year-Olds Lays Even Stronger Foundation for Elementary Students
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Investments in Mentoring, After School Programs and Social-Emotional Learning Critical to Lowest-Ever One-Year Dropout Rate
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As Chicago moves to free full-day pre-k, a new CPS analysis shows students who attend preschool programs perform better on key metrics by 3rd grade
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All 13 Community Events Will Feature Free School Supplies, Food, Entertainment and Access to Immunizations
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Proposed Revisions Seek to Further Address Racial Discipline Disparities in Out-of-School Suspensions, Formalize the Role of the Office of Student Protections and Title IX, Protect Students From Bullying and Harassment Based on Immigration Status
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CPS Will Spend $26 Million to Hire 160 Social Workers and 94 Special Education Case Managers to Support High-Need Schools Across the City
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Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce 28 Schools to Receive State-of-the-Art High School Science Labs Next Year
11 July 2018
As Part of FY19 Capital Budget, First Group of 28 High Schools will Add or Upgrade School Science Labs in Time for the 2019-2020 School Year
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Proposed Budget Launches First Phase of Free Universal Pre-K, Major Academic Investments and Largest CPS Capital Plan in More Than Two Decades.
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CPS to Launch Office of Student Protections and Title IX to Better Safeguard and Advocate for Students
27 June 2018
Innovative 20-Member Team Developed with Former Federal Prosecutor Maggie Hickey to Support Children Involved in Abuse, Including Student-on-Student Situations
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City Colleges of Chicago and CPS Partner to Provide High School Juniors and Seniors Marketable Employment Credentials for Free in Nine Career Areas
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Free Lunches Will be Available at 100 School Locations across Chicago Starting Next Monday
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Partnership Will Include Therapy for Students, Training on Mandated Reporting and Trauma-Informed Student Support, and Community Engagement
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CPS Announces that Every Adult Working with Students Will Undergo Background Re-Checks Before School Starts
15 June 2018
Re-Checking All Adults – CPS Employees, Coaches, Volunteers, and Vendors – Will Ensure Anyone Working with Students is Evaluated Under the District’s Stringent, Centralized Background Check Process
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Addition of 30 new principals expands Independent School Principals cohort to a total of 94; CPS and The Fund also announce 30 New Principal Fellows
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More than 1,700 Graduating Seniors Earn Seal of Biliteracy, Demonstrating Mastery of Multiple Languages
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Along with early education advocates, Mayor announces plan at Truman College, hub of the new $2 million city scholarship to expand the early childcare workforce
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Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce $75 Million Investment in State-of-the-Art High School Science Labs
15 May 2018
New and upgraded science labs will support science graduation requirement and prepare students for jobs of the future
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Five Community Town Halls Will be Held Throughout the City to Engage Parents and Discuss Opportunities to Accelerate the District’s Progress
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New grants will help meet growing demand for personalized learning by providing schools with professional learning, technology, and classroom resources.
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CPS Increases School Budgets by More Than $60 Million Next Year with Major Investments in Academic Success
17 April 2018
Schools Will Receive $3.1 Billion in Academic Funding Next Year to Accelerate Academic Progress and Support At-Risk Students
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City Colleges of Chicago postsecondary navigators are working in CPS high schools to help students create plans for after graduation as part of the Learn. Plan. Succeed initiative
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National Experts Applaud Chicago for Being ‘One of the Fastest Improving Big-City School Districts in the Country’
10 April 2018
CPS Students Beat Average Score for Large Districts in 8th Grade Reading for the First Time
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Overwhelming Majority of CPS Students Receive Offers to Preferred School Choices Through GoCPS High School Application Process
30 March 2018
81 Percent of Students Will Receive Their First, Second or Third Choice; More Than 26,909 Incoming Freshmen Participated in GoCPS
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Investments Increase Early College STEM Programs and Nation’s Largest IB Network to Prepare Students in Every Neighborhood for College Success
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More than $7 million invested in competition-size facilities in the first ward
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CPS Recognized for Expanding Access to AP and Improving Performance Overall and Among Students of Color; CPS is the Only District to Ever Win AP District of the Year More than Once
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After Listening to Community Members, CPS Revises Englewood High School Proposal to Reflect Feedback
12 February 2018
Harper, Hope and TEAM Students Can Finish High School at Their Current Schools Under Delayed Closure Approach
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Large Snow Accumulation Forecast Presents Hazard During Potential Trip to School
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CPS Launches Mentoring and Professional Development Program to Support Leadership Diversity
07 February 2018
Great Expectations Mentoring and Professional Development Program for African American Male and Hispanic CPS Administrators Will Develop the Skills of Emerging Leaders and Bolster Diversity at the Highest Levels of Leadership
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Mayor Emanuel, CPS, The Fund and The Schwartz Ward Family Foundation Launch New Principal Leadership Program
01 February 2018
The Master Principal Mentorship Program Pairs Experienced Principals with Newer Principals to Help Drive School Transformation
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Latest Safe Passage Expansion Will Bring the Proven Program to a Total of 159 Schools
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Mayor Emanuel, CCC and CPS Announce New Initiative to Help 1,000 Students Create Postsecondary Plans
18 January 2018
City Colleges of Chicago will Provide Seven Postsecondary Navigators to Help 1,000 Students Create Postsecondary Plans to Support the Learn.Plan.Succeed. Graduation Initiative
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56 School-Based Positions and Nine Citywide Positions Will Help Bolster Academic and Social-Emotional Support for Diverse Learners in High-Needs Schools
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Arnie Rivera will Step Down From the Board of Education to Become the District’s Chief Operating Officer; Top Appointments Include Three Former Teachers
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CPS Releases Draft Neighborhood High School Boundaries for Proposed Near South High School at National Teachers Academy
08 January 2018
New Boundaries for Proposed Neighborhood High School to Serve Near South Community Would Create Diverse School Community and Expand Continuum of High Quality School Options
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CPS and Community Members Unveil Design of $85 Million State-of-the-Art Neighborhood High School in Englewood
05 January 2018
Proposed Englewood High School will feature state-of-the-art facilities, quality academic programming, and opportunities for students to earn early college credentials.
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