Stephanie Banchero

Dr. Norman A. McQuown was a bit of an enigma to his friends and colleagues. A professor of anthropology and linguistics at the University of Chicago, Dr. McQuown was known...

Fewer Illinois public schools will face tough federal sanctions this year for academic performance, in part because the state relaxed rules on judging school progress. But for the first time,...

The math and verbal SAT scores of Illinois high school students climbed faster than the scores of students in every other state this year, according to data released Tuesday by...

The nation's top education official said Thursday that her decision to waive No Child Left Behind regulations and let Chicago run its own after-school tutoring program will not be extended...

In a major about-face, federal officials have agreed to let Chicago Public Schools run a federally funded tutoring program for students in the city's worst schools--a decision that could open...

The math and verbal SAT scores of Illinois high school students climbed faster than the scores of students in every other state this year, according to data released Tuesday by...

If performance on the ACT college entrance exam is any indicator, this year's graduating Illinois high school seniors lack the academic skills necessary to pass basic college-level math, science and...

In the first major test for the state's charter school movement, the Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday over whether education officials have the power to reject charter proposals that...

Education officials in three dozen states, including Illinois, are proposing substantial changes to their No Child Left Behind requirements--alterations that would relax standards and make it easier for schools to...

Three years ago, Mark Boerckel's older brother sat him down and gave him a gentle chiding. "He told me I was a lazy bum and said I didn't try as...