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Chicago Public Schools officials revealed Friday that they plan to borrow up to $800 million to pay their bills — even as they pledged to give teachers a promised 4 percent pay hike, a move designed to head off a strike, the Sun-Times reports.

Friday's runoff election was a near sweep for the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) team of Karen Lewis for President, Jesse Sharkey for Vice-President, Michael Brunson for Recording Secretary and Kristine Mayle for Financial Secretary, which beat the United Progressive Caucus (UPC) team led by two-term CTU President Marilyn Stewart. (Sun-Times)

Chicago public high school students will be able to take online courses this summer for classes they failed, a move that Mayor Daley hopes will save money. (Chicago Tribune)

*Related: The online program is split into four different tracks to provide the most individualized instruction possible, according to a CPS press release.

The Tribune also reported on an alumni group from DuSable High School that's seeking landmark status for the institution, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. The group last month applied to the city's Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

On this Monday’s edition of CNN Newsroom, Tony Harris interviews U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about his mission to increase African-American male educators in America’s public schools. The interview airs June 14 on CNN Newsroom, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ET). An analysis in the 2009 Summer edition of Catalyst Indepth revealed that the numbers of African-American male teachers dwindled during Duncan's tenure in Chicago.