Cash-strapped school districts parking buses
While kids enjoy their summer, many school administrators are crunching numbers and realizing that they might have to cut back — again...
Get the full story >>Chicago Public Schools board rescinds teacher raises, angers union
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's handpicked Chicago Public Schools board drew a battle line between the new administration and the teachers union with...
Get the full story >>CPS board will vote on fate of pay raise
It'll be a baptism by fire when the new Chicago Public Schools board meets for the first time today.
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Chicago Public Schools says it will be pouring more money into the two-year-old Safe Haven, Safe Summer program.
Get the full story >>Education reforms are signed into law
Gov. Pat Quinn signed ambitious education reforms into law Monday that will change how Illinois educators earn tenure and how districts...
Get the full story >>Board meeting Wednesday to consider teacher raises; Brizard said he won't take bonus
With Chicago schools facing a $720 million deficit, teachers next week may be asked to give up the 4 percent annual salary increase in their...
Get the full story >>University of Illinois launches financial aid fundraising effort called Access Illinois
University of Illinois officials announced Thursday a $100 million fundraising campaign for student financial aid, an effort kicked off with...
Get the full story >>Programs for at-risk students' safety at risk
After being jumped by rival gang members and left with a scar on his forehead, freshman Aaron Wesley decided this spring to finally quit...
Get the full story >>Study: Preschool boosts low-income students
A new study revealing the lasting impact of a solid preschool education — especially in disadvantaged communities — was released...
Get the full story >>Bright Start contributors angry over missed matches
The state's Bright Start College Savings Program has come under fire again after a promotion promising a $250 match for contributions made...
Get the full story >>New CPS chief's salary will remain at $250,000
New schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard says his salary will remain at $250,000 as approved by the outgoing school board under a short-term...
Get the full story >>More top high schools eliminate class rank
About a half-dozen more Chicago-area high schools this week eliminated the traditional accounting of students by grade-point average in a...
Get the full story >>Quinn picks Chico to lead state education board
Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday tapped former Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico to lead the Illinois State Board of Education, calling the...
Get the full story >>Teachers union seeks details of Brizard's contract
The Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday called on Chicago Public Schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard to release the full terms of his...
Get the full story >>Fewer families invest in prepaid college tuition plan
Amid concerns over a new investment strategy and the skyrocketing cost of a state university education, fewer families are investing in...
Get the full story >>Brizard meets with principals, talks contracts
Teacher and principal contracts and standards dominated the discussion today when Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard met with...
Get the full story >>CPS chief chimes in on breakfast program
Once touted as the largest morning meal program of its kind, the controversial Breakfast in the Classroom mandate has found a new critic:...
Get the full story >>Months late, CPS budgets lack raises for teachers
After months of delays, Chicago Public Schools principals received budgets Friday that maintained classroom sizes but cut teaching...
Get the full story >>Chicago Public Schools to cut central office's budget by $75 million
Chicago Public Schools may have found $75 million to cut at the district's central office, but thanks to a state budget plan now before...
Get the full story >>Moms plan rally against state budget cuts
Chicago moms associated with the advocacy group Raise Your Hand will rally outside House Speaker Michael Madigan's office Tuesday,...
Get the full story >>Huberman says Brizard will be talented leader
In his first public address since leaving Chicago Public Schools, former schools chief Ron Huberman said he's excited about the new...
Get the full story >>Brizard, parents begin work on parent contract
As he tries to deliver on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's campaign promise of a parent contract, the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools is meeting...
Get the full story >>Chicago State's graduates honored for persistence
There were the nights when Sir Antonio Love studied in the library with his five young children. There were the days when, working at a Food...
Get the full story >>Epinephrine bill sparked by death of CPS student passes Legislature
The death of a Chicago seventh-grader who suffered an allergic food reaction during a classroom party last year has led to a bill now...
Get the full story >>New CEO, Chicago Teachers Union president meet
Incoming schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard had his first meeting with Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis Monday, and here's the good...
Get the full story >>Group teaches students how to play at recess
As parents fight to bring back recess in Chicago's public schools, a California-based non-profit has launched a pilot program in nine city...
Get the full story >>CPS budget: Look for cuts in central office
As Chicago Public Schools officials work on closing a $720 million budget gap, expect cuts at central office.
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Veterans of the charter school movement and the turnaround model of school reform are among the people Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel has selected...
Get the full story >>Bill would help kids coping with parent's deployments
Starting next school year, Illinois students may be asked if they have parents or guardians in the military, which could open the door for...
Get the full story >>Marshall High principal leading dramatic turnaround of school
A year ago, students at Marshall Metropolitan High School seemed oblivious to the class bell. They'd linger in the hallways, chat with...
Get the full story >>Sex ed hits the road
Jackie Gill stood confidently at the front of the classroom, her PowerPoint presentation cued and ready to go with slides of hormones, sperm...
Get the full story >>CPS unveils push for healthier school meals
During the last school year, most Chicago public schools did not offer recess, regular nutrition classes or more than 40 minutes of physical...
Get the full story >>New CPS leader discusses goals, challenges
Jean-Claude Brizard won't officially assume control of Chicago Public Schools for several weeks, but already he's immersing himself in the...
Get the full story >>Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago's new schools chief, doesn't back down from a challenge
Described as passionate and stubborn, charismatic and calculating, Jean-Claude Brizard is the new face of reform for Chicago's distressed...
Get the full story >>CFO Ferguson resigns from CPS
Diana Ferguson, Chicago Public Schools' chief financial officer -- one of the few school executives Rahm Emanuel kept when he named the...
Get the full story >>Most school garden produce is forbidden fruit in CPS lunchrooms
It's harvest time in Chicago Public School gardens full of chubby tomatoes, heavy squash and fragrant basil.
Get the full story >>NIU official's house repainted on student volunteer day
Armed with tools and trash bags, the Northern Illinois University students who fanned out across DeKalb didn't just spruce up schools and...
Get the full story >>Attorney general aide: U. of I. flouting law
As a student reporter at the Daily Illini newspaper, Jennifer Wheeler tried to use the state's open records law last May to get the results...
Get the full story >>Report questions spending by former school board chiefs
At a time of a mounting budget deficit and dwindling resources for Chicago Public Schools, a scathing report released this week chronicles...
Get the full story >>Setting up possible union fight, Emanuel picks new team to helm CPS
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel pushed ahead with his pledge to reshape Chicago Public Schools on Monday, introducing an executive team led by a...
Get the full story >>Chicago school bans some lunches brought from home
Fernando Dominguez cut the figure of a young revolutionary leader during a recent lunch period at his elementary school.
Get the full story >>OMG, what 2 wear? Girls get answers for school style
Back-to-school style this season is all mixed up.
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Kindergarten, high school and college are big transitions. What kids can expect — and how you can help them prepare.
Get the full story >>Northwestern's use of Google apps discriminates against the blind, federal complaint says
Northwestern University is targeted in a federal complaint filed Tuesday that alleges blind students and faculty face discrimination by...
Get the full story >>New ISAT lets kids pass with more wrong answers
Illinois has been cutting the number of points required to pass annual achievement exams, allowing children to flub more questions but still...
Get the full story >>Emanuel to retain some City Colleges leaders
Rahm Emanuel is keeping some of outgoing Mayor Richard Daley's leadership team at the City Colleges of Chicago so it can see through a...
Get the full story >>Lack of jobs leave many teachers wondering about future
Teaching no longer applies as a stable career choice, experts say.
Get the full story >>U. of I. picks president
University of Illinois officials have chosen Michael Hogan, the University of Connecticut president, as the school's next president, picking...
Get the full story >>U. of I. wants to keep tuition increases in line with inflation
University of Illinois trustees pledged Thursday to try to keep tuition increases in line with the inflation rate for the next three years.
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