Stephanie Banchero

As students return to school Wednesday with fresh questions and a new understanding of the horror unleashed on U.S. soil, experts say educators and parents must reassure children that they...

The struggling Chicago public schools improved their scores on most state tests in the elementary grades last spring, outpacing the state's gains in many cases and providing a measure of...

Despite an aggressive effort to improve academic achievement across the state, Illinois' public school pupils slipped last school year in reading and writing and barely improved in math, according to...

State Supt. of Education Glenn "Max" McGee announced Wednesday he will step down at the end of the year, apparently reaching an agreement with a board that found the pace...

Illinois' SAT scores are rising at the fastest clip in the country, increasing 6 percent over the last decade and boosting the state to fifth place on the college-entrance exam...

Four months before his contract is to expire, the state superintendent of education is fighting to keep his job. Max McGee has spent the last few months trying to convince...

Rumors about the future of the state schools chief reached a fevered pitch Friday when the head of a state superintendents group sent an e-mail to high-ranking members saying Supt....

Starting next month, prospective Illinois teachers will have to pass a more rigorous test of basic skills if they hope to teach in a public school. The State Board of...

The Illinois Board of Higher Education voted Tuesday to develop legislation that would require all high school students to complete a college preparatory curriculum, a move that could require a...