The U.S. Department of Education launched investigations into Chicago and Deerfield Public Schools and the Illinois Board of Education. Find out more.

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The U.S. Department of Education is launching a Title IX investigation into Chicago Public Schools, a suburban Deerfield school district, and the Illinois State Board of Education, officials said Thursday.

The mayor says the talks were not a negotiation session but a conversation to keep kids at school and their parents at work.

The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education and Deerfield Public Schools alleging violations of sex discrimination.

Illinois special education advocates are pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill to limit the scope of waivers, which are signed once parents and a school district come to an agreement on services for students with disabilities.

A controversial $175 million pension payment for non-teaching Chicago Public Schools staff has created tension between the district and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

After 30 years with a CEO in charge, CPS’ next leader will be a superintendent. The board approved a resolution requiring a licensed educator to run the school district.

The seven board members wrote in a letter that they oppose taking on additional debt to reimburse the City of Chicago with $175 million of the pension payment.