Press Releases
2019 Archive
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CPS Launches Formal Engagement Process to Further Promote Equity and Sustainability in School Funding
12 December 2019
District Will Create School Funding Working Group and Hold Community Meetings as Part of an Examination of School Funding; Working Group to Provide Preliminary Recommendations in Spring 2020 for FY21 Budget Cycle
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CPS Recommends Closure of Two Poor Performing Charter Schools
09 December 2019
CPS Makes Charter Closure Recommendations After Extensive Review as part of Annual Process
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Groundbreaking Research Shows Majority of CPS English Learners Match or Exceed Academic Progress of Other Students
03 December 2019
According to New Study by the UChicago Consortium on School Research, Most CPS English Learners Match or Exceed Academic Performance of Peers Who Have Never Been Classified as ELs by Eighth Grade; Most ELs Became Proficient in English by Fifth Grade
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CPS Proposes One School Action For 2020-21 School Year
27 November 2019
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Mayor Lightfoot and CPS Launch Second Annual Program Application Process Focused on Community Engagement
14 November 2019
CPS Will Hold Principal Workshops and Five Community Outreach Events to Further Empower and Support School Communities During Program Application Process
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CPS Enrollment Decline Slows Significantly as Kindergarten Enrollment Increases in 2019-20 School Year
08 November 2019
Enrollment Decline Has Slowed Significantly Compared to Previous School Years and Beats Projections Due to Increase in Kindergarten Enrollment, Increasing Grad Rates, and Higher Percentage of CPS Students Staying Enrolled from Year-to-Year
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Amended Calendar and Budget Reflect Make-Up Days Scheduled Due to Strike
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Statement from Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and CPS CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson on Status of CPS/CTU Negotiations (10/19)
19 October 2019
CPS negotiating team is awaiting CTU's response to their comprehensive counteroffer.
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Joint Statement from Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and CPS CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson on Comprehensive Counteroffer to CTU
11 October 2019
CPS negotiating team presented CTU with another comprehensive counteroffer.
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Joint Statement from Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and CPS CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson on District's Contingency Plan
02 October 2019
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson release a statement regarding the District’s plan to keep school buildings open in the event of a work stoppage.
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CPS Class of 2019 Earns Record-High $1.47 Billion in Scholarship Offers with More Students Earning College Credits Than Ever Before
05 September 2019
Highest-Ever Percentage of Graduates Earned Early College and Career Credentials; Class of 2019 Sets Record by Earning $1.47 Billion in Scholarship Offers
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Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools Expand Safe Passage Program to Serve 162 Schools this Upcoming School Year
30 August 2019
Safe Passage Program partners with community organizations to serve 75,000 CPS students during their daily commutes.
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Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools Announce More CPS Students are Graduating from High School Than Ever Before
29 August 2019
Record High Graduation Rate of 78.9 Percent Driven by Progress of African American Students; More Students Earning Diplomas than Ever Before
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Chicago Public Schools’ Students Achieve Highest-Ever Reading and Math Scores on National Exam
27 August 2019
CPS Elementary School Students Continue to Outscore National Peers While Improving 16 Percentage Points in Reading Since 2013
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Chicago Public Schools Raises Offer to Teachers with $351 Million Salary Increase over the Next Five Years
26 August 2019
CPS accepts fact finder recommendations, builds on initial offer with commitment to raise teacher salaries by 16% over five-year term
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Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools Announce District’s Lowest-Ever One-Year Dropout Rate
22 August 2019
Improvements Driven by African American and Latino Males
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CPS Proposes FY2020 Budget to Invest in Hundreds of Neighborhood Schools Across Chicago
08 August 2019
Proposed FY2020 Budget Focuses on Equity and Directs Needed Capital Improvements to More than 300 Schools in Neighborhoods Across the City
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Mayor Lightfoot and CPS CEO Jackson Announce Plan to Expand School Resources and Improve Equity for Students
30 July 2019
After meeting with educators, school leaders, and community members, Mayor and CEO commit to strengthen school programming, review school funding formula, and boost staffing
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CPS Opportunity Schools Program Provides Individualized Recruitment and Retention Support for Schools with Staffing Needs; Since Program’s Inception Retention Rates of Early Career Teachers Up 19 Percent
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The 13 Community Events Across the City Will Offer Free School Supplies, Food, Entertainment and Access to Immunizations
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Chicago Board of Education Announces New Meeting Structure to Promote Transparency and Public Engagement
26 June 2019
Meetings to Include Video Live Streaming, Additional Discussion of Agenda Items, and Spanish Translation Among Other Reforms
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Families Should Visit cps.edu/summermealsmap or Call the Illinois Hunger Hotline at (800) 359-2163 or Text FOODIL to 877877 for More Information
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Mayor Lightfoot, CPS Launch Groundbreaking Summer Program for City’s Most Vulnerable Youth
19 June 2019
City of Chicago to Launch Summer for Change (S4C) Program for Hundreds of Vulnerable Youth; City Also Developed “YOUR CHI” – a collaborative guide of free city resources, activities, and events available to all youth throughout summer break
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Collaboration Between Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago Awarded $300,000 to Connect Young People to Career Training Opportunities
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Chicago Public Schools Provides Equitable Charter School Budgets for 2019-20 School Year
24 May 2019
Charter Budgets Follow March 2019 Release of District School Budgets That Include More Than $55 Million in Additional Funding to Support Largest-Ever Academic Program Expansion, Free Full-Day Pre-K in 28 Additional Communities, and Equity Grants
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First-of-its-Kind Initiative Will Provide Unprecedented Resources and Support for Teachers and Students to Strengthen Access to High-Quality Instruction Beginning in 2020
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More Than 20,000 Students at 152 CPS Schools Benefit from Arts Programming
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School Communities Celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week with #ThankATeacher Campaign
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CPS High Schools Earn Top Five Spots in Illinois Ranking
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Jackson Releases Five-Year Vision for Continued Academic Progress
26 March 2019
CPS’ Strategic Vision Outlines Concrete Commitments, Goals and a Continued Focus on Equity for 2019-2024
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Improved District Finances Allow for Earliest Budget Release in Years and Ensures More Than 150 Schools Will Begin School Next Fall with New High-Quality Academic Programming and/or Pre-K Classrooms
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As citywide rollout of universal full-day pre-k for 4-year olds continues, DFSS will support additional investments in early childhood programs at community-based organizations
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Mayor Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools Announce Largest-Ever Academic Program Expansion
19 March 2019
CPS Financial Turnaround Allows District to Invest $32 Million in New High-Quality Programs For Nearly 17,000 Students at 32 Schools
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CPS Graduation Rate Growth Continues to Outpace the Nation
27 February 2019
CPS' Graduation Rate Improved Four Times Faster than the National Rate Between 2013 and 2017.
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First-Ever Learn.Plan.Succeed. Progress Reports Help Students Plan for Postsecondary Success
08 February 2019
As Part of District’s Commitment to Prepare Students for Life After Graduation, all Sophomores and Juniors at District High Schools are Receiving Individualized Roadmaps for Postsecondary Success
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Public Schools and Success Bound Announce Summer Reading Initiative
05 February 2019
New summer reading initiative will keep students academically engaged during the summer months
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Weather Forecast of Extreme Temperatures Presents Hazard During Potential Trip to School
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Weather Forecast of Extreme Temperatures Presents Hazard During Potential Trip to School
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The City Of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools and The Seeds Of Change™ Brand Announce A $500,000 Grant To Support Eat What You Grow
11 January 2019
The Mars Food organic brand’s grant will support gardening programs at 130 Chicago schools, summer jobs and more
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CPS to Expand AP Capstone Diploma Program to Six Additional Schools in the 2019-2020 School Year as CPS Students Earn More Capstone Diplomas than any District in the Nation
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