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Two students hit by bus outside Bartlett High School
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two students were hit by a school bus, and one was seriously injured on Friday afternoon outside Bartlett High School in the western suburbs.Police said during after-school dismissal around 3:20 p.m., two students were running along a school bus that was pulling into the bus lane at Bartlett High School, 701 W. Schick Rd., when both of them fell and were hit by the bus.A male student and a female student both were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Police said the female student suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. The male...
School board votes to merge Forest Lake and Forest View
After a series of proposals, community meetings, teacher feedback sessions and school board deliberations, the Forest Lake Area School Board voted in favor of consolidating Forest Lake Elementary with Forest View Elementary and moving sixth-graders to Forest Lake Middle School at the board’s Thursday, Oct. 3 meeting. The decision will move around 400 sixth-graders to the middle school, and make Forest View a kindergarten through fifth-grade school. This change will start at the beginning of the 2025 school year after a decline of nearly 1,000...
Bessie Rhodes 7th, 8th grades to close 18 months early, school says, in surprise announcement
Students are still waiting to find out where they will be going to school next month after Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies informed parents this week that seventh and eighth graders would be moved to another school at the end of the trimester.News that the bilingual magnet school would be closing at the end of the school year was tough enough, parents told ABC7.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchBut now, hearing that seventh and eighth grade students will be moved to another school mid-November as the school closes its seventh and eighth grades earlier...
Chicago School Board Members All No Show for Special Meeting After Mayor Commits to Their Attendance
CHICAGO — Embattled Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Pedro Martinez appeared before City Council members at an Education Committee hearing to discuss the district’s financial crisis. With a budget shortfall exceeding $500 million, CPS faces growing pressure, and tensions between Martinez and Mayor Brandon Johnson have only intensified.
Steve Millar’s 5 high school football games to watch in the Southland and Week 8 predictions
Hillcrest, Shepard, Lincoln-Way West, Brother Rice and Lincoln-Way East are picks to click for the eighth week of the regular season. Eisenhower (4-3) at Hillcrest (4-3) Kickoff: 6 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: This South Suburban Conference crossover has major playoff ramifications. Both teams have tough Week 9 matchups — Eisenhower hosting Shepard and Hillcrest hosting Lemont — and would ...
Chicago pizzeria helping CPS students get on-the-job training in the kitchen
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It's not your normal classroom, but some Chicago kids are learning important lessons inside the kitchen of a Southwest Side pizzeria.It's part of an after-school program for budding chefs.Inside Angelo's Stuffed Pizza in Archer Heights, class was in session on Thursday. At the head of this class was shop owner Adrian Zamudio.As part of a partnership with Chicago Public Schools, he has been welcoming students into his pizzeria after school for the past 4 years – not just for a slice, but for a learning experience. The students in the program learn how to make pizza, opening a...
Former student protections chief Camie Pratt abused her position, according to OIG report criticizing CPS’ handling of Lincoln Park scandal
Camie Pratt was hired by Chicago Public Schools in early 2019 to lead a new office charged with investigating discrimination complaints. But within her first year, the Title IX chief began abusing her position, according to a CPS Office of Inspector General’s investigative report, obtained by the Tribune through a public records request. The CPS watchdog’s report casts new light on Pratt’s ...
Over 1,000 Illinois Students Are Signed Up to Receive Plant-Based Lunch, 1 Year After Law Went Into Effect
More than 1,000 students across 278 public school districts in Illinois have requested to receive plant-based lunch options, according to advocates during a Thursday news conference. The milestone comes over one year after an Illinois law went into effect requiring public schools to provide a plant-based lunch for students who...
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