It’s not the first time legislators have floated the idea of paying Illinois school boards. State Sen. Robert Martwick, a ...

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The ASPIRA charter network intends to close two schools by April 3 due to what it says is a “lack of funding,” forcing hundreds of students to transfer mid-year while teachers and staff must now find ...

Olga Bautista, one of three veterans of a board Mayor Brandon Johnson handpicked in 2024 after the entire school board at the ...

As artificial intelligence reshapes education, Chicago is set to welcome Alpha School—a private Pre-K–8 model using AI tutors for daily instruction—while educators and experts debate the technology’s ...

The Chicago Board of Education has picked multiple CEO finalists who will interview with the mayor, according to sources.

After debate about when the first semester should end, the school board ultimately chose to adopt calendars in which the ...

Cindi Camacho has spent nearly a decade at ASPIRA Business & Finance High School, first as a classroom assistant and later a bilingual teacher. In her newcomer students’ faces, she sees fragments of ...

The first Monday of March is known as Casimir Pulaski Day in the state of Illinois, and thousands of residents will celebrate that date this week. The observance comes with several high-profile events ...

The move comes as CPS transitions five Acero schools into district-run schools by the 2026-27 school year to prevent Acero ...