In my experience as a school district leader, embracing high standards and expanding instructional time improved test scores and attendance.
Paul Vallas: The real reason Chicago high schoolers are missing so much school — and what to do about it
Category: Opinion
Editorial: Reassessments are done. Many Chicago homeowners will see hefty tax increases this fall.
Residential taxpayers in Chicago will shoulder more of the property tax burden due to lagging commercial property values.
Letters: In light of the killings of Israeli Embassy staffers, what is happening on our college campuses?
Are we raising a generation that is so ideologically rigid, so unwilling to grapple with diverse viewpoints, that violence becomes justifiable?
Ivor Ichikowitz: South Africa’s visit to the US shows how diplomacy has changed
There was trepidation in South African officials ahead of their U.S. visit after the public dressing down of Ukraine’s president.
Alexander Heffner: The hard truths a Democrat must tell to win in 2028
Will Democrats be honest about what caused the party’s historic decline?
Editorial: We knew Deborah Rutter at the Chicago Symphony. She did not fail the Kennedy Center.
Donald Trump was flat wrong about Kennedy Center’s Deborah Rutter, longtime president of the CSO.
Editorial: Americans should be able to easily e-file their taxes with the IRS for free
For millions of Americans, filing taxes is already a frustrating, time-consuming ordeal. Now, a free online tool that promised to make the process easier is under political threat. Last month, The Associated Press reported the Internal Revenue Service is planning to eliminate its free Direct File tax-filing program, which debuted to positive reviews in 12 […]
Daniel DePetris: Asia is getting shortchanged as the US keeps its focus elsewhere
How committed is President Donald Trump to deterring conflict in Asia? The White House’s actions haven’t synced with its words.
Robert Tyson: Sequel to 1994 McDonald’s hot coffee case is now $47 million more expensive
Why are American jurors more willing than ever to award astronomical verdicts? These nuclear verdicts end up costing all of us.
Letters: Republicans’ budget bill would harm rural America and millions of Americans
If this Republican budget bill becomes law, many rural hospitals would close.