Juan Perez Jr.

Preliminary tests showed elevated levels of lead in the blood of a handful of students who attend a South Side elementary school where high levels of the toxic metal were...

High levels of lead have been found in water at an additional 11 Chicago elementary schools, with results from tests at scores of other buildings yet to come in, Chicago...

A new report shows slight progress in the rate at which Chicago Public Schools' students obtain a four-year college degree within 10 years of starting high school, although the percentage...

Chicago Public Schools' discipline of a teacher who used a racial slur during a classroom discussion may have been short-sighted, an appellate court ruled this week, but did not violate...

The Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday blamed the mayor, governor and school district for an impasse over state education funding, while also suggesting that teachers would do their part by...

The head of the labor union representing Chicago Public Schools' building engineers called plans to privatize his group's work a "money pit scheme" as the district's board approved an expansion...

Officials said Friday that water will be tested for lead at all public schools in Chicago after a pilot testing program uncovered elevated levels of the toxic metal in three...

Troy LaRaviere, the outspoken educator who was ousted as principal of a Lakeview elementary school for insubordination and faces being fired, was elected president of the Chicago Principals and Administrators...

A presidential election featuring two controversial candidates has put a charge into a normally low-profile association representing Chicago school principals and administrators. One candidate is Troy LaRaviere, the outspoken elementary...