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The application period, which ends in early November, comes as preliminary data for the current school year shows Chicago Public Schools enrollment is stable for the first time in more than a decade.
Students and parents ride CTA, Metra and PACE on Aug. 21 – the first day of classes at Chicago Pubic Schools. Reduce fares are available on all three transit systems the rest of the school year.
Stop by end-of-summer celebrations from 12 to 6 p.m. Aug. 11 at 5100 W. Harrison St. and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 13 at 4650 W. Madison St.
Uninsured and underinsured families living in the ZIP codes of 60651, 60644, 60624, 60623 and 60612 are eligible.
Chicago Public Schools is holding a series of back-to-school celebrations this month, including one from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Aug. 8 at La Follette Park, 1333 N. Laramie Ave.
Michele Clark High School is the first to provide waffles as a new breakfast item at CPS. The school will be renovating one of its cafeterias over the summer to create a food court experience.
A state committee will hold a final hearing Monday night, where the Illinois African Americans for Equitable Redistricting will push for a election map and the creation of a standing committee of the Chicago Board of Education.
Austin College & Career Academy is one of two dozen Chicago Public Schools that earned the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award.
Chicago teens ages 14 to 18 can apply now for the fall programs that start this week. Teens will be paid for their participation.
Faith leaders gathered outside Michele Clark High School Monday morning to offer prayers and show their support for students after a shooting near the school last week. A teacher at the school is raising money to support students’ emotional and physical safety.