SPRINGFIELD — The state commission that oversees charter schools is set to be abolished next year while its powers and duties will be transferred to the Illinois State Board of Education….
SPRINGFIELD – The leader of alternative teacher preparation program known as Teach for America drew sharp criticism from one Democratic state lawmaker March 12 as he appeared before…
Special education classroom assistants, bus aides, security officers and custodians in Chicago Public Schools are concerned about staffing levels, the evaluation process and their wages….
Morgan Aranda simply knew that the selective-enrollment Walter Payton College Prep on Chicago’s North Side was the right school for her. She entered the highly-touted school as a…
As the clock ticked toward opening day for Illinois schools, Gov. Bruce Rauner and Springfield Democrats seemed even more far apart on a compromise that would allow school districts…
Chicago Public Schools’ students have had recording-setting achievements, according to the district’s 2018 Academic Progress Report. The annual comprehensive overview of students’…
Chicago Public Schools officials are taking action to limit cell-phone contact and social media communication between staff and students in the wake of pupils’ allegations of sexual…
“Aishia (an alias used to protect her identity)” likens the openness she feels in the Working on Womanhood program at her school to a family gathering around the table…
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