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04 June 2021

Help Shape Our Return to Daily In-Person Learning

We need feedback from our families to help shape what the new school year and a return to daily, in-person learning will look like this fall.

03 June 2021

A Teacher’s Perspective on the Importance of Early Childhood Education

One way Ms. Dela Cruz knows that pre-k is important is when she sees the eyes of her former students gazing longingly through her classroom window.

01 June 2021

Goode Senior Discusses Becoming a Leader and Finding His Voice in High School

Amoni has become a champion for Goode’s early college program and will graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate degree.

28 May 2021

Part Four: This Is Why I Kept Teaching

Our three featured educators are back at Plamondon, Daley, and Fenger to close out the year with the students who have made everything worthwhile.

27 May 2021

Kennedy Senior Breaks School’s College Scholarship Record

Maturity stands out to Angelo as a quality that he’s cultivated within himself over the past four years.

25 May 2021

High-Quality Pre-K Program Helping Students at Aldridge Elementary Excel

One CPS parent could not be happier with her decision to enroll her son in pre-k this year. 

24 May 2021

Looking Back on a Successful School Year

By Tiffany Tillman, Principal of Melody STEM Elementary School

21 May 2021

Corliss Seniors Looking Forward to Making Big Impacts in STEM Fields

Nakiela and Ahmad participated in STEM workshops with Princeton University professors and students of color from across the country.

20 May 2021

Mental Health Awareness Month: High School Counselors Share their Strategies

These two master high school counselors have devoted their careers to helping students have a positive and productive high school experience.

18 May 2021

District’s Commitment to Pre-K Paying Off at Dirksen Elementary

Students at Dirksen will benefit from a modern three-story annex that includes new pre-k classrooms as well as a new lunchroom and library.

17 May 2021

Exploring the District’s First-Ever Teacher Appreciation Art Exhibition

In total, 84 teachers and teaching artists working in all artistic disciplines—dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts—submitted artwork.

14 May 2021

Mental Health Awareness Month: A Q&A With Two Elementary School Counselors

Our school counselors play an important role in supporting our students’ mental health by creating a welcoming and inclusive school culture.