Chicago gets its first elected school board members. And former House Speaker Michael Madigan explains his “making out like bandits” remark.

With the new Chicago Board of Education officially sworn in, it’s time to find your district, subdistrict and who represents ...

Four magnet cluster schools across Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are gearing up to adopt a new learning model that positions ...

Manchester school officials have provided Mayor Jay Ruais and aldermen with a sheet of answers to Frequently Asked Questions on plans to demolish the Beech Street Elementary School and build a new ...

The new elected Chicago Public School board members were officially sworn in Wednesday. The new 21-member board is made up ...

The board’s first meeting and swearing-in was a key milestone in a longtime push for an elected school board in Chicago, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Our coverage of this story has moved here. Attorneys for Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez have sent a letter to the Chicago Board of Education, demanding members "cease ...

A Midwestern city has fostered a rocky financial situation by offering extremely generous retirement benefits to public workers, experts say. Chicago's projected budget deficit is a whopping $982. ...

A panorama of the Iroquois Theater in the hours after the fire Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The human tragedies were even more shocking. The Chicago Tribune told the story of Clinton G.

The Chicago ... School District. Controversy surrounds both firings. In Washoe County, the school board's firing stemmed from accusations that he’d falsely presented himself as a certified ...

CHICAGO — Members of the Chicago Teachers Union said contract negotiations with Chicago Public Schools on Friday proceeded without any substantive results and without the attendance of CEO Pedro ...

Last spring, he asked Springfield for $1 billion to help “fully fund” Chicago Public Schools. He also asked the Chicago Board of Education to approve a short-term loan. When the board and the ...