The Latest Breaking News from CPS

Five Bulgarians charged with spying for Russia

They are accused of conspiring to gather information that would be useful to an enemy between August 2020 and February this year.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

CPS enrollment stabilizes for first time in a decade

The district had lost students for 11 consecutive years and last year gave up its status as the nation’s third-largest public school system. CPS has lost more than 80,000 kids in that time.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2023

Police officer who shot Chris Kaba dead charged with murder

The Metropolitan Police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba has been charged with murder, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 20, 2023

West Englewood school offers a model for how Chicago Public Schools plans to improve math scores

With CPS math scores still below pre-pandemic levels, officials point to Earle STEM Academy as a blueprint for improving math instruction and performance.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2023

Chicago Teachers Union Boss Sends Son to Private School

Stacy Davis Gates, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, previously said school choice is for "racists."

Reason · Sep 19, 2023

Human remains found after woman charged with murdering her parents in Essex

Virginia McCullough has been accused of murdering her parents between August 2018 and September 2023

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Woman, 35, appears in court charged with murder of her parents

Virginia McCullough, 35, has been charged with the murders of a man and a woman aged in their 70s in Chelmsford, Essex.

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023

Woman, 35, charged with double murder in Essex

A 35-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of two elderly people as police continue an investigation into their disappearance.

Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2023

Tory minister hid in cupboard to avoid Hillsborough families, says Theresa May

The former prime minister says some Tories thought ‘there’s no point revisiting it’

Evening Standard · Sep 15, 2023

CPS shortens high school admissions test but pauses plan that would have diversified selective schools

The online application GoCPS opened this week for 2024-25 enrollment, kicking off the annual scramble for K-9 students looking to get into the city’s test-in elementary and high schools.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2023