The Illinois State Board of Education asks for $11.4 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, amounting to a 4.6% increase from this year, despite deficit.
Orland District 135 Board plans a public hearing Monday on $15 million in school improvements at all 10 of its schools.
The new Chicago Board of Education was sworn in while the Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates calls for a contract settlement.
Chicago Teachers Union officials filed a grievance with Chicago Public Schools alleging that the district is shorting some educators’ wages.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.
Chicago Public Schools is on the financial brink and the state should consider taking over, according to budget watchdog group the Civic Federation.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was fired In late December, clearing the way for Mayor Brandon Johnson to install a new leader of the nation’s fourth-largest school district after a protracted power struggle.
Four Chicago magnet schools have received a $15 million grant over five years to allow students to create their own learning paths, explicitly tailored for them.
A 22-year-old recent college graduate and the mother of a star deceased basketball player are running in Thornton District 205.
At least 2,860 youth pedestrians and cyclists have been hit by cars in Chicago since 2021, according to city data.