Blizzard Watch: Will Chicago Public Schools Cancel Class?
As the potential Blizzard of 2011 takes shape, one key question for every parent of a Chicago Public School student: Will there be school on Wednesday?
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As the potential Blizzard of 2011 takes shape, one key question for every parent of a Chicago Public School student: Will there be school on Wednesday?
All six candidates for mayor of Chicago have said the city's public schools need reform, but like other issues facing the candidates, there is disagreement on specific solutions.
Some parents are working to limit Chicago's new Breakfast in the Classroom program based on concerns that it will distract from learning and put allergic children at risk.
A blue-ribbon panel hopes to put together three top choices for CPS chief by the time the new mayor takes office in May.
Dinner is joining breakfast and lunch on Chicago school menus lately.
A plan to expand a Chicago Public Schools program that serves kids breakfast in the classroom was leaving a bad taste in the mouths of some parents.
The Chicago Board of Education has approved plans to build at least three new charter schools and expand four others, after hundreds of charter school supporters and opponents rallied at Wednesday's board meeting.
A new report shows Illinois now with fewer, and poorer, schoolchildren.
The assistant principal of a high school turned himself into police about a week after he allegedly dragged, pushed and restrained a 16-year-old student in a school hallway.
A man who was arrested in Aurora is accused of misappropriating more than $9,000 in funds belonging to the Chicago Public Schools Board, police said.
A Public League boys' basketball game was halted Tuesday night after a fight broke out.
An Illinois law requiring a daily moment of silence in public schools may be set to make a comeback after being blocked for two years.
Athletes playing for Chicago schools who show signs of a concussion will be prohibited from practicing or playing until they are given the OK by a medical professional, under a new ordinance passed by the City Council on Thursday.
The Chicago Public Schools and the Illinois Eye Institute are joining forces to help children who have problems with their vision.
Chicago school officials will hear from the public over the next few days on whether there should be seven new charter school campuses in the city.
A crackdown on allowing student athletes with concussions to go on playing sports is expected to get the green light at a City Council meeting today.
School districts across the state are breathing a little easier today after the tax increase passed the state legislature overnight.
Employees of a company that did not pay workers for weeks say they have been laid off in retaliation for going to the media. The company disagrees.
Rahm Emanuel's work in the Clinton White House has prompted a $100 million plan he says would keep kids busy after school and help lower youth violence.
The head of the Chicago Teachers Union says voters – and not the mayor – should decide who runs the school district.
Roughly 80 percent of the public schools in Chicago have not met federal testing targets this year, despite a litany of reforms.
Mayoral Hopeful state Sen. Rev. James Meeks (D-Chicago) has major plans for the Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Public Schools are offering a "Safe Haven-Safe Holiday" program during the winter break to provide students with safe activities and an opportunity to learn how to avoid and resolve conflicts.
Several public schools got bad marks for things like rodent infestations and malfunctioning refrigerators.
Rahm Emanuel stuck to his script and refused to answer questions from reporters Sunday as he unveiled his plans for Chicago's public schools should he be elected mayor.
