Chicago Public Schools

DeKalb Public Schools has hired a new superintendent. Her name is Minerva Garcia-Sanchez. She’s currently the Pilsen, Marshall Square and Little Village…

On this week’s show: Jay Rehak. He’s an author and Chicago Public Schools language arts teacher. He and his classes at Whitney Young High School are the…

A new member of a state task force fighting sexual abuse in schools says he has a strong personal interest in the issue. The Make Sexual Abuse Fully…

If you’ve seen Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign commercials, you might think the school funding issue was settled last summer. But as often happens with…

Members of the Illinois House of Representatives twice expressed unanimous opposition Wednesday to expressions of racial animus.In an official 105-0 vote,…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner expressed his reservations about two recent state bills. One would raise the state's minimum wage; the other would allow…

The Illinois Senate will consider a measure that would let Chicagoans elect their school board rather than have members appointed by the mayor.House Bill…

Chicago Public Schools wants to borrow up to $500 million for the new fiscal year, in addition to nearly $400 million in short-term loans to finish out…

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's chief education adviser says the governor won't support an overhaul of the Illinois school-funding formula if it benefits…

Despite a judge's decision Friday to toss Chicago Public Schools' civil rights lawsuit against the state, Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared late Friday that…