Press Releases
2021 Archive
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Chicago Public Schools and Children First Fund Partner with Chicago’s Philanthropic Community to Spread Holiday Joy
16 December 2021
Generous Partners Support Students Across Chicago Neighborhoods
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CPS To Distribute Approximately 150,000 Take-Home COVID Test Kits Ahead of Winter Break
14 December 2021
Families are Encouraged to Test Students on Tuesday, Dec. 28
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Chicago Public Schools Celebrates Computer Science EdWeek 2021 with a slate of scheduled events
07 December 2021
CSEdWeek Events December 6-9 to Highlight Advances in District Computer Science Education
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Online Community Meetings to Provide an Overview of CPS' Funding Methodologies and Offer an Opportunity to Participate in Facilitated Small Group Discussions
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CPS to Engage Community on Proposed Co-Location of North River Elementary and ASPIRA - Haugan Middle School
01 December 2021
District to Consider Proposal to Co-Locate Two Schools to Provide Students with an Enhanced Learning Environment
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New “Space to Grow” Schoolyards Unveiled at Isabelle C. O’Keeffe and Daniel Wentworth Elementary Schools
22 November 2021
Space to Grow improves quality of schoolyards, neighborhoods, and our city’s environment
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City of Chicago Encourages Chicagoans to Get Vaccinated and “Protect their Health on the 12th”
09 November 2021
CPS schools closed, supports offered for students and families
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CPS Reaches Agreement with CTU on $10 Million Commitment to Support School Staffing
03 November 2021
Under Agreement, CPS to Pause Most REACH Teacher Evaluations For Another Year
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Annual CPS Academic Report Card Spotlights Student Achievements During 2020-21 School Year
27 October 2021
Report Card Includes District’s Record-Breaking Graduation Rate of 83.8 Percent
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Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Lightfoot Expand Evidence-Based Program to Support Students Facing Trauma
25 October 2021
Partnering with Community-Based Organizations to Help Students Thrive and Succeed
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Chicago Public Schools Announce Record-High Graduation Rate, Record-Low Dropout Rate
21 October 2021
Highest-Ever Graduation Rate of 83.8 Percent Propelled by Gains from Black Students; District’s One-Year Dropout Rate of 3.8 Percent is All-Time Low
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CPS Opportunity Schools Initiative Expands to Provide Dedicated Teacher Recruitment and Retention Support to More Schools
14 October 2021
New study calls program a `blueprint for urban districts’ as CPS adds 10 schools to cohort this school year
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New Schoolyard Unveiled at Horace Mann Elementary
06 October 2021
One of 34 new schoolyards to be rehauled with CPS Partner `Space to Grow’
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CPS Partners with CDPH to Strengthen COVID-19 Response Efforts
30 September 2021
District launches newly restructured COVID-19 Dashboard and webpage; more than doubles number of contact tracers, and completes roll-out of opt-in testing program to all schools
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Chicago Board of Education Unanimously Approves Pedro Martinez as the New Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools
22 September 2021
Martinez, 51, is first Latino to hold the position permanently
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Chicago Public Schools Announces First Day Attendance Rates for the 2021-22 School Year
22 September 2021
Data Demonstrates that Unprecedented Outreach Efforts Impacted First-Day Attendance
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Chicago Public Schools Begins School Year Reporting Strongest Staffing Figures in Recent Years
10 September 2021
More Specialized Staff, Lower Vacancy Rates, and Increased Diversity in Hiring Reflect Progress from ‘Teach Chicago’ Initiative Toward Five-Year Goals; Number of Black and Latinx New Teachers Up 64 Percent in Three Years
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Measure Will Provide Additional Protection Against the Spread of COVID-19; All Board Employees will be Required to Submit Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination Unless They Qualify for a Medical or Religious Exemption
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CPS Kicks Off Annual Back-to-School Bashes to Prepare for and Celebrate the Upcoming School Year
30 July 2021
This School Year, Students Begin Classes Before Labor Day on Monday, August 30th for Five Days a Week of In Person Instruction; The Ten Community Celebrations Across the City Offer Healthcare Resources, Including COVID-19 Vaccination at Select Locations; School Supplies and Critical Information on Enrollment and Resources for Families; Additional Information Can be Found at www.cps.edu/b2s.
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Proposed CPS Budget Increases Funding to Support Students and Invests Equitably in Neighborhood School Modernization
16 July 2021
CPS’ FY22 Budget — Bolstered by More than $1 Billion in ESSER Funding — Includes More than $225 Million in Additional Funding in School Budgets, $267 Million in Re-engagement and Academic Supports to Address Pandemic-Related Impacts; and Provides $672 Million in Equitable Facilities Investments
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In Partnership with CDPH, CPS Will Convert Three Staff Vaccination Sites to Serve Students & Families Beginning the Week of July 12 and Provide Vaccination Opportunities to Students and their Families in their Communities this Summer and During the Upcoming School Year
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Initiative Will Provide Academic and Social-Emotional Resources to Support CPS Students With a Focus on School Communities Hardest-Hit by the Pandemic; Initiative Provides Significant Flexibility to Adjust Plan Based on Need and Community Feedback
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Mayor Lightfoot and BOE President del Valle Select Dr. José Torres to Serve as Interim CEO at Chicago Public Schools
14 June 2021
Pending Approval by the Board of Education at its June Meeting, Dr. José Torres Will Serve as Interim CEO Beginning July 1, 2021, as the Search for a Permanent CEO Continues
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Students at eight CPS high schools will have access to an early college curriculum in healthcare, and opportunity to earn 15 college credits along with their high school diploma
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City, Board of Ed to Hold 30 Focus Groups for More Than 300 stakeholders, Citywide Survey, and Launch Website as Part of Unprecedented Effort to Engage Stakeholders on the CPS CEO Selection Process
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Nearly 4,000 students in the city’s highest-need neighborhoods will have access to new academic programming including International Baccalaureate (IB) and Dual Language
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CPS Nearly Doubles High School Selective Enrollment Offers to Diverse Learners As Part of Long-Term High School Strategy
30 April 2021
High School Students Receive GoCPS Offers Today; Selective Enrollment Offers for Diverse Learners Nearly Doubles; For GoCPS, 89 Percent of All High School Applicants Matched with Top Three Choices
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CPS Announces Virtual FY22 Capital Budget Community Meetings to Further Promote Engagement and Equity
27 April 2021
Second Annual Capital Community Meeting Series Seeks to Engage Community Stakeholders Through Five Citywide Meetings (Including One Meeting Held Entirely in Spanish) Beginning May 4
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If Ratified by the CTU’s House of Delegates, Tentative Agreement Will Provide All Grade Levels in-Person Learning Option for First Time Since March 2020
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CPS, Community Groups Provide Recommendations For Trauma-informed, Whole-school Safety
24 March 2021
Collaborative Effort Developed Trauma-Informed Whole School Safety Programs as Alternatives to the School Resource Officer Program
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Chicago Public Schools Releases ‘Healing-Centered Framework’ a Multi-Year Plan to Address Trauma
22 March 2021
$24 Million Will Support Multi-Year Partnership with Chicago Beyond and Children First Fund to Promote Wellness, Safety, and Support for CPS students
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Preliminary Dataset Shows Increase in School-Based Attendance Rate the Longer in-person Learning is in Session; Average Districtwide Attendance Rate for In-Person Learning is 73 Percent Between March 8 and March 12
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Chicago Public Schools Announces All CPS Employees Eligible to Sign-Up for Vaccination at CPS Sites
17 March 2021
One Year After the Pause of In-Person Learning, All CPS Employees Are Now Eligible to Sign up for Vaccination at CPS Sites
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CPS Launches Extensive Stakeholder Engagement Process to Develop New System for Measuring School Quality
17 February 2021
District Launches Stakeholder Engagement Process to Help Develop District’s New School Quality Rating Policy (SQRP); Advisory Group Comprised of Diverse Stakeholders Will Develop and Propose Revised Policy in Spring 2022 Based on Stakeholder Feedback
Note: The list of working group members has been updated as of 3-24-21
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Pre-K and Cluster Classes Move to Remote Instruction Tuesday, February 16; Meal Distribution Will Continue
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CPS to Launch School-Based Vaccination Sites Next Week
12 February 2021
CPS Will Offer 1,500 Vaccinations Reserved for CPS Employees Each Week at School-Based Sites Across the City; District Also Releases Additional Details on Testing Strategy; All Schools Offered Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Testing, with All Staff Members Offered Weekly Testing in Communities with Highest Case Counts
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Collaborative Effort will Develop Trauma-Informed Whole School Safety Programs as Alternatives to the School Resource Officer Program
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CPS Announces New Three-Year Labor Agreement for Local 399 School Building Engineers
25 January 2021
Agreement with IUOE Local 399, Whose Members Maintained School Buildings Throughout the Closure, Ensures Continued Facilities Support Throughout the City
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CPS and CDPH Announce Vaccination Strategy for CPS Staff
22 January 2021
Vaccinations for Thousands of CPS Staff to Begin Mid-February