Juan Perez Jr.

A philanthropic group that has worked closely with Gov. Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city needs to continue to find ways to retain and train its best...

The Chicago Teachers Union said Monday that it will check members' appetite for a strike with a "practice vote" later this week after the head of Chicago Public Schools again...

Hirsch High School on the edge of the South Side's Grand Crossing neighborhood is stately, historic and nearly empty. Only 150 students are enrolled in a school built to accommodate...

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis sat with House Speaker Michael Madigan at the union's annual fundraiser Friday and in a speech took several shots at Gov. Bruce Rauner. Senate...

The Chicago Board of Education approved expansion plans for two charter school operators Wednesday while placing a group of the privately operated schools on a newly created academic warning list....

New rankings put out by Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday offer a mixed picture, with half of the district's schools staying at the same level or dropping below where they...

Chicago Public Schools said it will approve expansion plans for just two charter operators and put 10 of the privately run schools on an academic warning list that could lead...

Enrollment at Chicago Public Schools this year is down about 4,400 students from a year ago, continuing a decline that began more than a decade ago, according to numbers the...