Mayor Johnson backs removing police from Chicago schools
The mayor tells the Sun-Times and WBEZ he will give the Board of Education the green light to end its contract with the Chicago Police Department.
The mayor tells the Sun-Times and WBEZ he will give the Board of Education the green light to end its contract with the Chicago Police Department.
The Council is expected to debate the long-delayed resolution Wednesday after more than 26,000 Palestinians have been killed. It also seeks the release of Israeli hostages taken by the militant group Hamas in its Oct. 7 attack.
Charter schools have faced increasing scrutiny and shorter renewal terms in recent years as calls grow for accountability, particularly around special education and finances. The board renewed contracts Thursday with 49 schools for terms between one and four years.
Amid a national movement to update instruction to match what science says about learning to read, Illinois adopts a blueprint to improve reading.
Charter schools face a reckoning Thursday as a skeptical Board of Education considers contract renewals for 49 schools that serve about 28,300 kids.
A bus driver shortage caused Chicago Public Schools to cut down on bus service. The district could get creative with transportation.
Some migrant families say they weren’t told about their right to transportation and to remain in the same school, even if they move.
A new study says a bill currently under consideration in Springfield would cost $1 billion and reduce child poverty by 7.6%.
Black students bypass neighborhood schools for other options more than any other group. Two moms explain their different choices.
The demand raises questions about university endowments and how they fit into their educational missions.