Stephanie Banchero

Illinois education officials made the unprecedented decision Friday to rescore the state's nearly 1 million elementary school math and reading exams after outside auditors determined the scoring process was seriously...

Wild swings in the scores on this year's elementary school math and reading exams raise new questions about the reliability of the state testing system used to rate schools, apply...

State education officials launched an investigation Monday into dubious after-school programs following a Tribune story that exposed questionable spending and political patronage. The chairman of the Illinois State Board of...

Rickey Hendon is an unabashed cheerleader for bringing home the political pork. One need only visit his West Side office to see that. His community meeting room is decorated from...

The state is squandering taxpayer money on dubious after-school grants, including many that rewarded one lawmaker's political supporters, a Tribune investigation found. In a church on Chicago's West Side, two...

The Tribune found one murderer and two drug felons working at programs that received after-school grants. The state could seek repayment of the $20,000 each group received because employing such...