This Chicago union boss endlessly provokes the right. She's about to expand her power.

Stacy Davis Gates unanimously won election Saturday to be the next president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers.

In financial maneuver, Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes millions for Chicago Public Schools

Some school board members say they are relieved the mayor is recommending a record TIF surplus; others say they knew the ...
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Six schools getting Spanish programs as CPS seeks to eliminate ‘language deserts’

Schools in Belmont Cragin, Lake View, Little Village, Pullman, Edgewater and the East Side are adding language programs aimed ...

Chicago mayor Johnson proposes $16.6 billion budget, increases funding for public schools

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a $16.6 billion city budget for 2026, significantly increasing funding for Chicago ...
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Sendhil Revuluri running for Chicago Board of Education president

Revuluri, who was appointed to the school board under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, appears to be the first person to ...

Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class

Staff members are reporting ICE activity and patrolling areas around their schools and, in some cases, escorting families to ...

Three Chicago Schools Get Expensive STEAM Makeovers. Can the Effort Reverse Declining Enrollment?

After years of allowing chronically underenrolled public schools to struggle, Chicago is spending millions to transform three into STEAM academies, hoping to draw families back to the neighborhood ...

ICE fears ripple across Chicago Public Schools, suburban districts

Monica Perez scanned the street as she left Funston Elementary, five of her children in tow. She kept her head down, her ...

Chicago ICE raids, National Guard troops prompt new lesson plans: ‘Know your rights’

CHICAGO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - On a chilly morning outside Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, ...