Stephanie Banchero

A sluggish economy and the war in Iraq may have had rippling effects at the polls Tuesday, with many voters in Cook and DuPage Counties preferring to hold on to...

More than a third of the state's school districts will land on the Illinois State Board of Education's list of financially troubled systems, including such historically prosperous districts as New...

A bevy of Democratic congressmen at a South Side Chicago school blasted President Bush's proposed education budget Monday, saying it shortchanges millions of students and falls short of promises he...

State and federal officials plan to punish school districts for poor performance with sanctions as drastic as takeover or dissolution, under rules made public Monday. Though many believed the new...

The shortage of classroom teachers that has plagued the state's public schools for nearly a decade is easing slightly as a result of the sluggish economy and tight school budgets,...

Chicago's plan to tutor poor students in failing schools apparently violates federal law and undermines the intent of a reform designed to give children educational alternatives, a top Washington official...

The Illinois State Board of Education proposed a 10 percent increase in state spending for public schools Tuesday, as its members acknowledged the severe financial crisis facing Springfield. The preliminary...

Kim Knauer, who spent two decades as the public face of the Illinois State Board of Education, died Thursday, Jan. 2, after a lengthy battle with breast cancer. Ms. Knauer,...

For the first time, the Illinois State Board of Education has released an Academic Watch List of troubled schools--a designation that allows the state to appoint oversight panels with veto...

The Illinois State Board of Education presented a plan Wednesday that allows schools to show minimal progress on state test scores through 2010, making it easier for districts to avoid...