Mila Koumpilova

2 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Mila Koumpilova

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Bogdana Chkoumbova, the Chicago Public Schools chief education officer and outgoing CEO Pedro Martinez’s second-in-command, is leaving the district at the end of the school year. Chkoumbova’s departure could herald more high-profile defections from the district as Martinez prepares to leave CPS in June.

2 weeks ago | blockclubchicago.org | Mila Koumpilova

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. CHICAGO — The Chicago school board voted unanimously to form a new district committee tasked with improving the experience and academic outcomes of Black students.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Mila Koumpilova

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. The Chicago school board voted unanimously to form a new district committee tasked with improving the experience and academic outcomes of Black students. The committee was a requirement of a bill Illinois lawmakers passed in 2024 that set the stage for Chicago’s transition from a mayorally-appointed school board to an elected one.

3 weeks ago | chalkbeat.org | Samantha Smylie |Mila Koumpilova

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. About 11,000 Illinois high school students couldn’t complete the ACT, a college entrance exam required for graduation and used by the state to measure school performance, after a technical issue disrupted testing earlier this month. The students who could not finish the test on April 8, the first day of testing, have to retake the exam within the testing window, which ends May 2.

1 month ago | blockclubchicago.org | Mila Koumpilova

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newslettersCHICAGO — If Chicago Public Schools were to tackle all the building repairs and upgrade projects on its list, that would cost $14.4 billion. Just the ones the district considers “critical”? About $3 billion.