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Chicago Swifties join the international tour craze, flying to Europe to see Taylor Swift for less money
Chicago-area Taylor Swift fans are traveling to Europe this summer for more affordable concert tickets.
For special education students, transitional schools bridge the gap between high school and full-time employment
The tight-knit school community at Southside provided more than an education for Heaven Lockhart. It provided work training in housekeeping, a part-time paid job and plenty of chances to flex...
Chicago’s first school board elections are less than 6 months away. Here’s what to know on the possible outcomes for schools
Chicago’s first school board elections will be historic, expanding the seven-person board to 21 and giving the public direct control over some of the members of the Chicago Board of...
For these Chicago moms, college scholarships for their kids meant a scholarship for them too: ‘It’s never too late’
A rising number of parents are attending college at the same time as their children through a local organization that fully funds college scholarships for two generations at once.
International college enrollment is booming again with help from Indian students. What does that mean for colleges?
Indian students drive the spike in international enrollment in U.S. colleges in 2022-2023.
Students at University of Chicago set up protest encampment in solidarity with Gaza as movement grows
University of Chicago students set up protest encampment in solidarity with Gaza as campus movement grows
Pro-Palestine protests sweep across Chicago’s college campuses, as students demand schools divest from Israel
A wave of pro-Palestine protests swept across Chicago’s college campuses Friday, with hundreds of students calling for their schools to divest from funds connected to Israel or those that profit...
Northwestern students set up pro-Palestinian encampment as university changes protest policy
Hundreds of Northwestern students joined nationwide protests against Israel’s war in Gaza on Thursday, prompting school administrators to abruptly change campus policies and ban tents or other temporary structures in...
Chicago Teachers Union asks for 9% annual raises as bargaining sessions are set to begin
The Chicago Teachers Union is asking for 9% annual raises or compensation equivalent to the consumer price index, whichever is higher, as part of its contract proposals to account for...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker expresses support for expanded CPS school closing moratorium; House sends bill to Senate
Putting him at odds with Mayor Brandon Johnson's school board, Gov. J.B. Pritzker expressed his support for extending a moratorium on closing any public schools in Chicago by two years.