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A student interacts with the Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System at Oak Park and River Forest High School on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School students get hands-on experience with robot surgical device

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 14, 2026 at 5:04 a.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School students had a unique opportunity to interact with...

Jessica Biggs attends a forum for Chicago Board of Education president candidates at Malcolm X College on Oct. 5, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Billionaire donor Michael Sacks gives $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs

By Kate Armanini

October 13, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Billionaire Democratic donor Michael Sacks donated $150,000 to school board president candidate Jessica Biggs, the largest...

Duneland student performance on the upswing

By Jim Woods

October 13, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Chesterton High School students were second in the state in earning dual college credit with...

Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection. (Amy Lavalley / Post-Tribune)

Class action lawsuit filed over Valparaiso University data breach

By Amy Lavalley

October 2, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

A federal lawsuit accuses Valparaiso University of negligence over a data breach that included names...

ICE agents wait inside a vehicle near North Elementary School in Waukegan recently. ICE agents have been seen several times around the Waukegan area as part of Operation Midway Blitz to find illegal immigrants. (Courtesy of Mano a Mano)

Lake County school officials helping parents with ICE fears

By Steve Sadin

October 2, 2025 at 9:02 a.m.

Some Lake County parents are worried about their children waiting at school bus stops over...

Micol Bez, center left, and Salma Moustafa, center right, are both Ph.D. candidates at Northwestern University, and are among a few dozen students boycotting the school's controversial antibias training. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Some Northwestern students boycotting antibias training

By Kate Armanini

October 1, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.

A group of Northwestern students are protesting the school’s mandatory anti-bias training that addresses antisemitism...

Kindergarteners at Arther Libby Elementary school hold signs during a Peace Walk Out for International Day of Peace in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood on Sept. 23, 2025. More children in Illinois overall are demonstrating readiness for kindergarten compared with previous years. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

New study on Illinois’ public education system sees promise and problems

By Kate Armanini

October 1, 2025 at 12:31 p.m.

Education in Illinois shows promising areas of growth but remains hampered by high costs and...

Merrillville High construction trades teacher Terrell Taylor, right, couldn't hold back his emotions Tuesday at a surprise event honoring him as one of five winners in Harbor Freight's Tools for Schools Teacher of Excellence award contest. Behind Taylor is Superintendent Dexter Suggs and at left is school board president Alex Dunlap. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Merrillville trades teacher wins $100,000 Harbor Freight award

By Carole Carlson

October 1, 2025 at 10:25 a.m.

Terrell Taylor’s eyes widened in shock as he walked into the freshman lecture room Tuesday...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department

By Annie Ma

October 1, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more...

Oak Park and River Forest High School. (Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest High School equity director on leave

By Bob Skolnik

September 30, 2025 at 12:52 p.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School's executive director of equity and student success, LaTonya...

Oak Park and River Forest’s Alesandra Gerut gains some yards Sept. 22 during a flag football game against St. Laurence in Burbank on Sept. 22. More high schools and colleges are starting to offer flag football as a sponsored sport. (Jeff Vorva/Daily Southtown)

Flag football offers female athletes another outlet for sports and scholarships

By Jeff Vorva

September 30, 2025 at 4:27 p.m.

As Chicago area high schools ramp up flag football programs, colleges are starting to offer...

A memorial honors Charlie Kirk outside Wheeling High School on Sept. 16, 2025, in Prospect Heights. (Audrey Richardson/for the baiduhai)

‘Witch hunt’ or ‘accountability’? Teachers face backlash over Charlie Kirk posts

By Jonathan Bullington

September 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, several teachers across the country criticized the political...

Michaël Elbaz on campus at Northwestern University on Sept. 25, 2025, in Evanston. He is a neuroscience postdoctoral researcher from France. His J-1 visa is about to expire, and he was planning to apply for the H-1B visa before the Trump administration's new rule. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

New H1B visa fee could effectively end the program for many participants

By Kate Armanini

September 29, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The Trump administration said each new application would cost the sponsoring organization $100,000, a steep...