Education

This is quite an honor and could be a glimpse into the future as 3 Illinois school districts have suddenly been named the best in America for next year? Hold on. Has someone been playing in the time machine?. This is seriously a very prestigious list. For Niche to name...

The entire Chicago Board of Education is resigning after reportedly declining to fire the Chicago Public Schools CEO during contract negotiations with the city's teachers union.

A special alum of a South Side high school returned for a visit Friday with some Olympic hardware dangling from her neck. Shamier Little was greeted enthusiastically by students at Lindblom Math and Science Academy in the West Englewood.

As commentators have warned, a perfect storm of financial trouble — declining enrollment, outdated buildings and the end of federal pandemic-relief funds — is descending on many school districts. In response, education leaders from Boston to Seattle are eyeing school closures. The conventional wisdom is that shuttering aging buildings with few students makes economic sense. […]

Naperville Central faculty continue to lack the option to purchase staff-only food options, as District 203’s food service provider, OrganicLife, announced it does not intend to reinstate the practice. Central staff can still get food in the main cafeteria and coffee shop, alongside students. The announcement comes as the...

Mount Carmel, Richards, Sandburg, Marist and St. Rita are picks to click for the sixth week of the regular season. Mount Carmel (4-1, 1-0) at Brother Rice (2-3, 0-1) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: The Caravan heads into this CCL/ESCC Blue showdown averaging 43 points a game. Senior quarterback Jack Elliott (Vanderbilt) has thrown for 11 touchdowns and ran for 11 more, doing much of ...

Can you imagine Illinois with a $17 billion budget surplus? Neither can we. But it does happen — elsewhere. One Midwestern neighbor, Minnesota, had a cool $17 billion cushion to work with less than two years ago when Gov. Tim Walz, now the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and state lawmakers were given the enviable task of what to do with the largesse. Minnesota had squirreled away more ...

Marist High School is proud to announce that seniors Nathan San Gabriel, Celia Lindokken, Quinlan McNerney, Qasim Shirazi, and Nicholas Sifuentes were named Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation in Evanston, Ill. Commended Students place among the top 50,000 students who enter the competition. Approximately, 1.5 million high school students enter the program each year.

Mayor Johnson says reports that some Chicago School Board members are thinking of resigning amid pressure from him are just rumors. But, he doesn’t deny his intention to steer Chicago Public Schools (CPS) through the current budget crisis.

Every quarterback growing up in Evanston dreams of one day kneeling in that V (for victory) formation against New Trier at the end of a high school varsity football game. Right now, Colin Livatino is 2-for-2. Livatino also brought the Trevians to their own knees for the second year in...

EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. - FOX 32's Orange Friday Pep Rally brought out the green and white pride of Evergreen Park High School, home of the Mustangs. The event kicked off with the Marching Mustangs performing a lively rendition of "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd, setting the stage for Friday's highly anticipated homecoming game.

Two years ago, Leeah was in a bad place. “I was really out of control. My behavior was really bad. I had outbursts and I was angry all the time. I had just got kicked out of another school I was attending,” said Leeah, whose last name WBEZ has decided not to publish.

Northwestern’s Annual Security Report revealed significant increases in theft and motor vehicle burglary for the past three years. NU released the report, published Monday, in accordance with the Clery Act, which requires universities receiving federal funding to publish annual safety statistics and information on security practices by Oct. 1. The report accounts for data on all U.S. NU campuses, including Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

This story was produced by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization committed to covering schools. Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. The super PAC of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools poured more than half a million dollars into Chicago’s...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A major student loan deadline has passed—ending years of pandemic-related pause on payments.So what does that mean for the roughly 43 million Americans with student loan debt? Experts Thursday night had some good news—and a word of warning.Borrowers who have not enrolled in the Biden administration's Fresh Start program by now—and miss payments moving forward—could be subject to negative credit reporting, wage garnishments, and other collection attempts. Around 8 million student loan borrowers have also enrolled in the SAVE plan, the newest income-driven repayment plan that extended the eligibility for borrowers to have affordable monthly student loan...

What is your name and position? My name is Ms. Shaba, and I am the director of student activities. What have you learned since coming to Niles North? There is definitely a lot of diversity in the student body. From my time as a student here until now, things have definitely changed. There’s been a growth in diversity. That was the first thing I caught on to and noticed.

For over 32 years, After School Matters has been a cornerstone in Chicago, offering high school students free after-school and summer programs that range from arts and sports to STEM and leadership. The initiative serves 19,000 teens annually across 600 programs citywide. What sets ASM apart isn’t only the diverse...

On October 3, dozens of Non-Tenure Track Faculty at the University of Chicago gathered to deliver a petition demanding a fair union contract. SEIU Local 73 represents nearly 500 instructors in the Faculty Forward unit. Faculty Forward members have been in negotiations with the University since March 2024, demanding wages...