Stephanie Banchero

Despite a push in recent years to boost state spending on public education, Illinois ranks 48th in the nation in the percentage of total education dollars that comes from state...

Illinois public schools that do not provide a safe environment over three consecutive years will have to let students transfer to safer schools in the district, under regulations proposed Thursday...

Fewer than 20 percent of America's 4th and 8th graders and only 11 percent of high school seniors have more than a basic knowledge of U.S. history, according to results...

While his high school friends are perfecting their PlayStation skills, listening to music and chasing girls, Air'n Monahan is traveling the country organizing student community-service projects. As vice president of...

Ryan Huang studied the probability equation on the board and furiously punched it into his calculator. He furrowed his brow. He held his head in his hands and sighed. Something...

Stephanie Hurder has never received a grade below an A. She is a much-decorated state math champion. And she posted perfect scores on the ACT and SAT college entrance exams....

Illinois education officials are seeking to change a state law that soon would require novice teachers to pass a test after four years on the job, a move that prompted...

An Illinois House committee overwhelmingly passed a resolution Wednesday that would make the state superintendent of education an elected position instead of an appointed one. The 14-2 vote prompted lawmakers...

Illinois schools, which for years have been judged on whether most of their students passed state achievement tests, will soon be evaluated on whether each of 18 subgroups of students...

Illinois residents, who have long resisted efforts to merge small school districts, may be warming to the idea. According to a recent Tribune/WGN-TV poll, one-third of Illinois voters support consolidating...