Education

Parents, teachers and disability rights advocates say new oversight protocols keep kids from getting services they need, while BGA analysis raises questions about Chicago Public Schools’ claims that minority students are over-identified for special ed.

More than $10 million owed to the city teachers’ retirement fund is paid late, triggering at least $1.8 million in fines.

Even though a majority of public school educators are women, few graduate to the top positions.

Just as one dispute involving overpayments is settled, another one begins.

The Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund miscalculated retirement benefits and overpaid retirees by $2.78 million. Now pensioners are asked to pay the money back.

South suburban school board member votes on six-figure payout for his wife, an administrator in the system which is now trying to recoup the money.

Practically all Chicago public high schools see four-year graduation rates revised lower following an investigation into inflated figures.

This week’s Public Eye column includes items on Chicago Public Schools cutting checks for unused vacation time, an unusual toll project in the suburbs and a cop admitting to a heinous crime.

Teen gunned down by a Chicago cop had rough road through deeply flawed Chicago Public Schools, child-welfare systems.