Stephanie Banchero

In a last-ditch effort to strengthen the No Child Left Behind law, the Bush administration announced Tuesday that it will require schools to make sure low-income and minority students graduate...

Shannon Brown looked out for the kids in his Roseland neighborhood, whether they were his brothers, his cousins or other kids on the block, his family said. When some older...

A month after doling out $14 million for pork projects handpicked by lawmakers, the Illinois State Board of Education slashed $25 million from its budget this week, including $5 million...

A month after doling out $14 million for pork projects handpicked by lawmakers, the Illinois State Board of Education slashed $25 million from its budget this week, including $5 million...

The Bush administration said Tuesday that it is willing to soften its long-held stance that every failing school, whether it fails marginally or miserably, be treated the same. Under a...

Public boarding schools where homeless children and those from troubled homes could find the safety and stability to learn are being pursued by Chicago Public Schools officials. Under the plan,...

A bill that would strip Gov. Rod Blagojevich of control over the Illinois State Board of Education sailed through a state House committee Tuesday, sending it before the full House....

Most legislators thought it was a terrific idea last fall when they required students in Illinois schools to have a moment of silence to pray or reflect, but House lawmakers...

The Chicago Public Schools system is poised to give principals in eight top high schools the right to enroll a few handpicked freshmen who did not make the academic cut...

Karen Moran has done everything a mother can do to find a good school for her 5-year-old twin daughters. The Wicker Park mom has trolled the Chicago Public Schools Web...