3 Marine Leadership Academy Teachers Abused CPS Students — And Educators Covered It Up For Years, Watchdog Says – Block Club Chicago

Districtwide, schools are marking truant students as transfers or “lost” so those absences won’t count against attendance rates. And “extra pay,” or supplemental pay for work beyond the regular work day, hit a five-year high, and stipend spending skyrocketed, according to the report. Spending increased as CPS received an influx of federal pandemic relief funds.