Chicago Public Schools’ Black student success plan hit with federal legal challenge
In a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, a national group claims the plan is discriminatory, citing efforts by ...
How Schools Are Navigating Trump’s Immigration Policies
"Teachers just want to teach, and not every day have to be overloaded with another thing to protect a child from." ...
Chicago Threatens Its School-Choice Success
For how long will selective-enrollment schools prosper under Mayor Johnson?
Parents demand answers after Albany Park elementary school goes days without proper heating
Parents are demanding answers after a Northwest Side elementary school went days without proper heat during a cold snap.
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Chicago releases its Black Student Success Plan amid backlash against race-based initiatives
The district is releasing its long-awaited plan to improve Black students’ outcomes days after the Trump administration ...
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Parents Defending Education challenges Chicago district’s Black Student Success Plan as discriminatory
Virginia-based Parents Defending Education, which opposes race-based initiatives, said the Chicago Public Schools program is discriminatory.
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2026 budget proposal includes increases for K-12 schools and early childhood education
Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his 2026 budget proposal on Wednesday and asked lawmakers to continue investments in ...
Denver Public Schools sues DHS over policy allowing ICE in schools
Denver Public Schools (DPS) sued the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday over its new Trump administration ...
Chicago forecast: Cold weather advisory with wind chills as low as -30
The advisory and school closures comes amid extreme cold warnings for 11 states across the U.S., stretching from the Canadian ...
Is there school on Presidents Day in Illinois? What's open and closed, including libraries, schools and more
Although many offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17 in honor of Presidents Day, many retailers and grocery stores will be ...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson escalates push for CPS to pick up pension payment, borrow more money
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is instructing the school board to move ahead on accepting the costs of a $175 million pension payment that has been a political hot potato between City Hall and ...