Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah

The request by Chicago Public Schools for more time to compile a list of school closings was all but granted Wednesday, giving officials four more months to make a case...

A key legislator said Tuesday that she remains undecided on whether to allow Chicago Public Schools four more months to produce a list of school closings, even as legislation on...

Chicago Public Schools leadership offered a trade Monday as it tries to win state lawmakers' support for a key school reform measure: Agree to push back the announcement of what...

Chicago Public Schools leadership offered a trade Monday as it tries to win state lawmakers' support for a key school reform measure: Agree to push back the announcement of what...

Trying to help sell drastic school closings this year, Chicago Public Schools is planning to commit to a five-year moratorium on shuttering schools starting in fall 2013. New schools CEO...

Demographic tweaks to a complex enrollment system intended to ensure diversity at Chicago's best public high schools have created added anxiety for many parents who suddenly face tougher odds of...

Showing the same combativeness that was on display during the recent strike, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said Tuesday that the wealthy backers of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's efforts to...

Chicago Public Schools officials say they plan to get tough with privately run charter schools that are failing academically this year and could shut down those that aren't making the...

Years of overhaul efforts have done little to improve schools in Illinois, and a comprehensive and sustained program to change how children are educated in the state's public schools is...