With Illinois lawmakers back in Springfield, Chalkbeat Chicago will keep a close eye on budget talks, school curriculum, and ...

Organizations that provide tutoring, recreation and other after-school programs are calling on Gov. JB Pritzker and the ...

The Nation’s Report Card that measures how well students across the country are learning has just been released for 2024. The ...

Gov. JB Pritzker emphasizes the importance of federal education funding as President Donald Trump reportedly considers ...

A nationwide report found eighth grade Illinois students are ahead of the curve when it comes to reading and math. Here's ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The new hybrid Chicago Board of Education will be officially ... said in a report issued this week that an Illinois state takeover of the district's finances may become a reality ...

The Illinois State Board of Education is encouraging local school districts to adopt clear policies spelling out how and when their staff should cooperate with federal immigration officials carrying ...

The State Board of Education voted 9-to-2 to request a moratorium on new spending for Opportunity Scholarship vouchers as ...

A bill that would roll back the requirement to link teacher evaluations to test scores sailed through the Senate education ...

The state’s Illinois Assessment of Readiness from spring 2024 paints a very different picture than NAEP’s 2024 scores. In ...

In Illinois, sex education isn’t a requirement in health classes, leaving the decision to teach it to individual schools and ...