Stephanie Banchero

Six months ago, teacher Montie Apostolos was tired and beaten down after a tough year trying to transform a troubled Englewood elementary school. These days, the 57-year-old grandmother is back...

Daniela Medrano has long dreamed of becoming an anthropologist. But growing up in a home with a single mom who works a factory job, she suspected she'd have to put...

The isolation and limitations imposed by a poor neighborhood do more damage to a child's verbal and cognitive skills than does a family's low income, according to a new study....

A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder for his role in the 2006 robbery and murder of a manager at Leona's restaurant in Hyde Park. The boy was...

Students at Senn High School have long prided themselves on being the city's most diverse and inclusive student body. A sort of global village, the Edgewater school boasts teenagers from...

Chicago public school students made little progress on the most recent national math and reading exams, leaving the city near the bottom when compared with other large urban areas, according...

A few months after Illinois high school students posted the lowest scores ever on the state achievement exam, state education officials are investigating whether the test, or the scoring process,...

A few months after Illinois high school students posted the lowest scores ever on the state achievement exam, state education officials are investigating whether the test, or the scoring process,...

Illinois students who have limited English-language skills will have to take the regular state achievement exams beginning next year, under a recent decision by federal officials. In past years, students...