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WBEZ found CPS cut about 1,000 positions last spring. Then, weeks into this school year, it opened hundreds of new jobs. The district says this approach is helping to ensure that all schools get ...

Like his predecessor Janice Jackson, the next CEO of Chicago Public Schools is a product of the district. But as Pedro Martinez returns to his hometown, he takes the helm of a district many times ...

Chicago Public Schools sent layoff notices to 1,458 teachers and other staff Friday due to enrollment shifts, school-specific needs and other programmatic decisions, the school district said. CPS says ...