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CPS budget to cut staff from 150 schools, add staff to low-enrollment schools: Chalkbeat analysis
The new budget for Chicago Public Schools will result in staff being cut from 150 schools, according to a new analysis. However, other schools will gain positions, which includes schools with some of the lowest enrollment numbers.
UChicago faculty, seniors address alleged withholding of degrees over Gaza protest
University of Chicago faculty and graduating seniors held a news conference Friday morning to discuss four seniors whose degrees are allegedly being withheld due to a university disciplinary process.
481 graduate from Kenwood Academy
Four hundred and eighty one seniors graduated from Kenwood Academy on Tuesday in a cheerful ceremony that celebrated the final class to have their schooling impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the May 28 McCormick Place commencement, senior class president Nyla Newell brought students back to the spring of 2020.
4 UChicago students denied diplomas pending disciplinary process after protests
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago is facing criticism for its disciplinary response to the campus protests against the war in Gaza. It is commencement weekend and at least four graduating students said their degress are being withheld pending the university’s disciplinary process. At a press conference Friday, one of those graduating seniors threw his robe […]
University of Chicago students building satellite for NASA to launch into orbit
The University of Chicago "Cube-Sat" is smaller than a paper towel roll, but big science can come from small devices. The project's goal is to communicate with its ground station using a laser.
Illini Bluffs softball loses Class 1A state championship game
PEORIA — The Illini Bluffs Tigers lost to the Woodhull Ridgewood Spartans, 3-1, in the Illinois High School Association Class 1A softball state championship game Saturday at Louisville Slugger Complex. Top-ranked Illini Bluffs (26-2) was back in the state championship game for a state-record fifth consecutive time. The Tigers now have three state...
Disruptions at University of Chicago graduation as school withholds 4 diplomas over protests
CHICAGO (AP) — Dozens of students protesting the war in Gaza walked out of the University of Chicago’s commencement Saturday as the school withheld the diplomas of four seniors over their involvement with a pro-Palestinian encampment. The disruption to the rainy two-hour outdoor ceremony was brief, with shouts,...
South Side middle school students get an interactive guided tour of a historic recording studio
A couple dozen students took the stage in the 35th Street Studios in McKinley Park, several of whom hopped on the mic during an interactive tour. The tour included information from the pros on pathways available for a career in the music industry.
Beloved high school band director retires after 33-year career
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) – Saying goodbye to a job you love is never easy, and that was the case for one beloved teacher who made the tough decision to leave behind generations of students who said there's no one like him.Chris Pitlik, or Mr. P, is the band director at Shepard High School in Palos Heights, and one of Chicago's Hidden Gems. But when CBS 2 recently visited, it was on a sad note as the band got ready for Mr. P's last concert, just hours before he'd put down his baton and retire.Reporter: "If you had to pick...
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