The Chicago Public Schools board has voted unanimously to approve a $175 million pension payment to the city of Chicago.

If the record TIF sweep proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson is approved, Chicago Public Schools would get $552 million, which ...

Just before noon on a sunny Friday earlier this month, federal immigration agents threw tear gas canisters onto a busy ...

Some Chicago parents and teachers say children were traumatized by a recent immigration enforcement action involving tear gas ...

Illinois Federation of Teachers members lobbied at the state capitol Wednesday to push lawmakers for full funding of K-12 ...

Updated Last year, the conservative Freedom Foundation made headlines with a high-profile effort to convince Miami-Dade ...

The reimbursement for a municipal pension fund is dependent on the City Council approving a record influx of surplus tax ...

The learning losses grew as temperatures rose. Students who took tests on 101-degree days scored roughly 0.06 standard deviations below students who tested when temperatures were 60 degrees, the ...

CTU president Stacy Davis Gates elected to lead new team at statewide teachers union The new leader of the Illinois Federation of Teachers says state lawmakers should consider raising taxes on ...

Immigrant neighborhoods in Chicago are experiencing a surge in student absences as fear of parental detention keeps children home. This educational crisis, triggered by increased federal immigration ...

At the end of the 2024 spring state legislative session, the Illinois Federation of Teachers issued a decidedly diplomatic ...

Johnson clarified that he's calling for a nationwide strike in an interview with Block Club. Other progressive leaders are on board, but critics say the country isn't ready.