Mcclellan Elementary School News Today

To address the breadth and depth of the need to remediate outdated schools at a time of worsening weather extremes, Chicago needs an estimated $30 billion, two educators write.

Chicago Public Schools records also show long delays at some schools between when lead paint hazards were identified and removed.

The rule of thumb is that any structure built before 1978 has lead paint. So one must ask why hasn’t the Chicago Public School mitigated this danger from all of its buildings?

McClellan Elementary is the latest example of long-standing concerns about lead paint contamination, and lead in school drinking water, in CPS and other school districts.

The Chicago Teachers Union wants the Chicago Public Schools to develop an expedited testing process for lead contamination after high levels were found at McClellan.

Parents of students at McClellan Elementary School held a rally with teachers Monday morning to voice health concerns about lead paint chips found inside the...

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Teachers say Chicago Public Schools officials didn’t act on concerns about flaking paint until teachers did their own lead testing.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Carmen A. Rossi’s Chicago Parking Solutions got a two-year contract to park cars at more than a dozen schools even though the school system said another company put in a better bid.