Making local school districts pick up the employers' portion of teacher retirement benefits could save more than $1.3 billion a year for Illinois' beleaguered state treasury. It also could mean financial ruin for some local school districts, school administrators say.
Making local school districts pick up the employers' portion of teacher retirement benefits could save more than $1.3 billion a year for Illinois' beleaguered
Chicago Public Schools spend millions of dollars for unused sick and vacation days, according to the Better Government Association and Chicago Sun-Times.
Chicago Public School students will be seeing more and more use of computers and digital learning, part of the reason CPS has lifted its ban on YouTube.
Three Chicago law schools are being sued over claims they inflated their job placement data.
Morehouse College President Robert Franklin, a Chicago native, plans to step down after a five-year term as head of the prestigious, historically black men's
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, responding to a dire new report on state finances Monday, said more clearly than ever that he wants schools and universities to help pay for their
Chicago Public School students who are pregnant have a new resource to help them stay in school.
At a big event this Saturday at Soldier Field the operators of more than 100 charter schools will be there to take applications and answer your questions.
Gov. Pat Quinn announced Friday that he supports increasing the minimum age Illinois students can drop out of school from 17 to 18 years old, although other
The Illinois State Board of Education is asking for $265 million more in state funding next year.
Some people think charter schools are the way to go, and some don’t. But in neighborhoods where public schools are underperforming, these free public schools
Students at more than 100 public schools throughout the city will benefit from a donation of about $4 million worth of computers and printers from the
What if your kids were struggling in school? Some say a good charter school could make a difference. This weekend, you can learn more about charter schools at
Mental exhaustion and time away from "family" activities: that's why some parents on Chicago’s southwest side are saying "no" to a longer school day at their
The Chicago School Board has approved a plan to stock every public school with epinephrine pens.
For the ninth consecutive year, applications to Northwestern University have reached a new high, the school announced Wednesday. At 31,991, total applications for the class of
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Schools Fear Quinn Pension Cost…
CPS Spends Big on Unused Sick Days
CPS Lifts Ban on YouTube
