As the Trump administration’s illegal funding freeze triggers a nationwide cuts to public schools, the Democrats and union ...

Illinois school districts were already preparing for tighter budgets. Now the Trump administration is withholding almost $7 ...

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— Adam Bianchi has been tapped as general superintendent of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. He’s the district ...

With Chicago Public Schools facing a $529 million budget deficit, the teachers union president says Chicago needs to stand up ...

According to a report authored by ChalkBeat and ProPublica, Chicago Public Schools had about 325,000 students enrolled this year after losing 70,000 students from 10 years ago, as the area faces ...

Outgoing Chicago schools chief Pedro Martinez reflects on the past 3 years leading the district By Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago Reprints Credit: Colin Boyle / Block Club Chicago ...

Chicago public schools face enrollment crisis with 150 half-empty schools, costing up to $93,000 per student in some cases, as the district lost 70,000 students over the past decade.

Martinez said he was “standing up for what’s right” when he resisted high-interest borrowing to pay for the new Chicago Teachers Union contract and city pension payment.

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez held nothing back Monday, speaking at a City Club of Chicago event, where he opened up about his opposition to taking out a loan to help cover a ...