Chicago Flips Red calls for audit after public schools report

(The Center Square) – A grassroots Chicago group is calling for a forensic audit of the city’s entire public school system after a scathing report by the Chicago Board of Education Office of the Inspector General.

The OIG’s recently-released annual report details falsified federal grant applications, false reports on employee income statements, sexual abuse cases and other alleged misconduct at Chicago Public Schools.

The falsified grant applications led to several investigations, culminating at the federal level.

The U.S. Department of Education found that CPS received nearly $1.2 million in federal funding based on data the district was unable to verify. CPS has since agreed to pay the money back by October 2026.

Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Leigh called for a forensic audit of Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Board of Education.

“We need to know about anything that you want property tax-wise going to the schools when we have a failing scho...