Karen Ann Cullotta

Adolfo Mendoza beams as he's praised by classmates during a "compassion circle" in Michele Langford's second grade Spanish dual-language class at Brentwood Elementary School on Oct. 12, 20122, in Des Plaines. It's a Community Consolidated School District 59 school.

Students rebounded in academic growth on 2022 Illinois Report Card; school ratings return

October 13, 2022 at 2:18 p.m.

The soon to be unveiled 2022 Illinois Report Card shows student academic growth has rebounded and slightly outperformed pre-pandemic levels in reading and math — a positive trend that state...

Cook County College Teachers Union Local 1600 members and supporters applaud its president, Tony Johnston, background center, after he addressed City Colleges of Chicago board members during a meeting at Harold Washington College on Oct. 6.

City Colleges of Chicago faculty, staff authorize right to strike by end of October

October 7, 2022 at 12:52 p.m.

After a year of stalled contract negotiations, faculty members and professional staff at the seven City Colleges of Chicago on Thursday authorized a right to strike by the end of...

Sixth graders Bao Nguyen Mai, , from left, Melana Melnikava, Bohdana Kocherzuk and Zuzanna Sobczak take part in an English language learners program at Liberty Elementary School in Bartlett on Sept. 30, 2022.

Illinois criticized over funding equity for low-income schools

October 3, 2022 at 5:26 p.m.

A state program intended to deliver equitable funding for Illinois school districts in low-income communities was lambasted by critics who are asking lawmakers in Springfield for more than $1 billion...

Vegetation hangs from a tree on Aug. 23 in the 2400 block of South State Street at the site of a proposed Near South Side high school, which was once home to the Ickes Homes public housing complex.

Plan for new South Side high school narrowly passed by Chicago Board of Education, amid both opposition and praise

October 3, 2022 at 5:26 p.m.

Despite declining student enrollment in Chicago Public Schools and lingering concerns from neighborhood groups, the Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday narrowly approved a plan to purchase land and take...

Angie Dimitriou hugs her son Anthony after the 7th grader finished the 5K cross country race on Sept. 23, 2022. Dimitriou had two other children, 7th grader Kayla and 8th grader Andrew, who participated in the race.

Budgeting error lands DuPage County school district in financial distress: ‘We are performing education triage’

October 3, 2022 at 5:26 p.m.

Nestled in a leafy and prosperous swath of suburban DuPage County, Center Cass School District 66 in Downers Grove at first glance appears to exemplify the best of public education....

Data centers booming in Illinois with addition of $2.5 billion site planned for former United Airlines headquarters

September 19, 2022 at 7:37 p.m.

Construction has begun at the site of the former United Airlines headquarters in Mount Prospect, with recent demolition at the property clearing the way for the creation of a $2.5...

Junior Sanchez ayuda a Benjamin Neher, de 16 años, en su clase de inglés en la escuela secundaria Rolling Meadows el lunes 29 de agosto de 2022 en Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

Graduados universitarios de primera generación regresan a su alma mater de secundaria como profesores de inglés

September 13, 2022 at 6:11 p.m.

Momentos después de que una tormenta al mediodía extinguiera brevemente el suministro eléctrico en la escuela secundaria Rolling Meadows, el profesor de inglés Junior Sanchez mantuvo la calma en su...

Chris Recendez teaches students in his English class at Rolling Meadows High School on Aug. 29, 2022.

First-generation college grads return to their high school alma mater as English teachers

October 3, 2022 at 5:26 p.m.

Moments after a noontime storm briefly extinguished the power at Rolling Meadows High School, English teacher Junior Sanchez remained calm in his classroom, leading a passionate discussion with students about...

Jennifer Franco, left, director of marketing admissions at St. Albert the Great Catholic School, talks with Franshon Jackson during a job fair hosted by the Archdiocese of Chicago on Aug. 24, 2022.

Teacher, support staff shortage prompts ‘all hands on deck’ as new school year gets underway

October 3, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.

Weeks after Illinois students began what is predicted to be a more "normal" school year, a steep shortage of teachers and other essential employees is forcing many administrators to take...

Candor Health Education, which has has been providing sex education lessons for Illinois students since 1974, is expected to visit 600 schools during the 2022-2023 school year, said Katie Gallagher, director of education.

Illinois sex ed law puts school districts in center of latest battleground in education culture wars

October 3, 2022 at 5:28 p.m.

As the mother of five children, Barrington resident Marsha McClary approved of her hometown school district teaching students about the birds and the bees with what she described as a...

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