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Normally the Free Application for Federal Student Aid opens Oct. 1. However, for the 2024-25 period, students had to wait almost three months for it to open on Dec. 30,
At a meeting with Chicago Public Schools officials last week, local parents said area schools are in need of infrastructural repairs and program improvements, and pushed back on schools being
Five years ago, the Sun-Times first reported on rampant complaints about filthy schools that were under the purview of Aramark, an international firm that has reaped hundreds of millions in Chicago Public Schools contracts for janitorial services.
Aramark has been dogged by complaints of filthy schools and a lack of cleaning supplies. CPS wants to regain in-house management of custodians.
At Pierce Elementary School in Edgewater on Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools officials again addressed fears of school closures swirling among some district families since the Chicago Board of Education voted late last year to transition away from policies that “drive student enrollment away from neighborhood schools” and ensure neighborhood schools are “fully-resourced.” It’s not clear yet, ...