About 290,000 students show up on CPS’ first day

About 290,000 children turned up for the first day of Chicago Public Schools, the district said Thursday, about 2,000 fewer than last year’s first day. CPS said it expects more than 306,000 students in kindergarten to 12th grade will attend district-run schools this year, spokeswoman Emily Bittner said. Last year’s projected enrollment was about 311,000 […]