Daily Southtown | Librarians staffed below state recommended levels in some south suburban schools By Olivia Stevens June 18, 2024 at 3:50 p.m. Orland Park District 135 and Homer Glen 33C are responding differently to calls to have...
Education | Prospective candidates line up to enter Chicago’s elected school board race By Molly Morrow June 17, 2024 at 6:36 p.m. Candidates for Chicago’s elected school board filed their nominations with the Chicago Board of Elections...
Education | Chicago Teachers Union holds first-ever public bargaining session with CPS on ‘Green Schools’ By Molly Morrow June 17, 2024 at 2:21 p.m. Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools held their first-ever public contract talks on environmental...
Immigration | She may have a full ride to Harvard, but as an undocumented immigrant without a job permit, her future is uncertain By Laura Rodríguez Presa June 16, 2024 at 12:16 p.m. Simone Peña found out she had been accepted to Harvard with a full scholarship after...
Education | Appellate Court backs Chicago Public Schools’ decision not to renew Urban Prep charter: ‘It is sad and unfair’ By Zareen Syed June 14, 2024 at 4:25 p.m. The Illinois appellate court’s decision declares charter schools are not protected by the Illinois school...
Education | Chicago Teachers Union presents demands in advance of first-ever public bargaining session with Chicago Public Schools By Molly Morrow June 13, 2024 at 8:01 p.m. Chicago Teachers Union demands improved air quality and healthier lunches in "Green Schools" proposal before...
National News | Newtown High graduates told to honor 20 classmates killed as first-graders ‘today and every day’ By Associated Press June 13, 2024 at 8:07 p.m. It was an emotional graduation ceremony for high school seniors in Newtown, Connecticut.
Education | CPS: Elementary students topped pre-pandemic literacy rate in preliminary standardized test results By Sarah Macaraeg June 17, 2024 at 3:50 p.m. Chicago Public Schools students in grades 3-8 appear to have performed better on English Language...
Politics | Lightfoot to be visiting professor at University of Michigan By Jake Sheridan June 14, 2024 at 4:14 p.m. The former mayor will teach a class on strategic public policy consulting. Lightfoot graduated from...
Education | Marquette University President Michael Lovell dies in Rome By Associated Press June 10, 2024 at 2:26 p.m. Marquette University President Michael Lovell died Sunday in Rome after a three-year battle with cancer....