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FILE – A Morehouse College student lines up before the school commencement, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US

By Annie Ma

October 7, 2026 at 10:24 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking...

Children stare at the Booster K1 robot at the annual University of Chicago South Side Science Festival in Hyde Park on Oct. 3, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

U. of C.’s South Side Science Fest showcases the wow that exists in the field

By Darcel Rockett

October 7, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

Nearly 4,600 people visited this year's University of Chicago South Side Science Festival, which offered...

Harper Dempsey, left, and Emma Jorgenson head to Mass at Marmion Academy on Pajama Day during Homecoming Week at the Aurora school, Sept. 23, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Aurora’s Marmion Academy tackles a new year, its first as a co-ed school

By Molly Morrow

October 6, 2026 at 2:17 p.m.

After almost a century in Aurora, this school year is Marmion’s first educating girls.

Phoebe Beal, left, and her mother, Cassie Creswell, president of Illinois Families for Public Schools, stand outside Phoebe's school on the South Side of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2026. Creswell's organization is a nonprofit advocacy group focused on improving public schools in Illinois. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago school board candidates asked to sign pledge restricting AI, screen time

By Finnegan Belleau

September 3, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

More than half of Chicago school board candidates signed a pledge calling for a three-year...

Dee-Etta Wright, center, is pictured when she was hired as chief operations officer by the Gary Community School Corporation July 10, 2024. Wright is seated between Jovanka Cvitkovich, left, the schools’ human resources director, and athletic director Hank Kilander, right. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

Fired Gary schools official files federal discrimination suit

By Carole Carlson

September 2, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

A former Gary Community School Corp. official filed a lawsuit against the district Aug. 19,...

FILE – New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting, Aug. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

New York City public schools ban AI for students through 8th grade

By Anthony Izaguirre

September 2, 2026 at 12:03 p.m.

New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban students in elementary and middle schools from...

Skokie police vehicle pictured outside Niles North High School in Skokie, Feb. 21, 2018.

As Niles North teacher faces federal charges, pact clarifies schools’ communication with Skokie police

By Claire Murphy

September 3, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

Niles Township High School District 219 school resource officers tasked with more reporting of suspected...

A worker checks informational material at Ingredion’s Bedford Park manufacturing plant. The company has teamed up with Moraine Valley Community College to offer a free, two-week manufacturing bootcamp. (Ingredion Incorporated)

Moraine Valley, Bedford Park plant team up to entice future manufacturing workers

By Melinda Moore

September 2, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

Moraine Valley Community College and Westchester-based Ingredion want to combat misperceptions about manufacturing jobs in...

Scott Elementary School head custodian Dean Baki high-fives a student on his first day back at the Naperville school since going on medical leave in February. The school wanted to celebrate the return of their "king," officials said. (Michelle Mullins/Naperville Sun)

Naperville’s Scott Elementary gives its ‘king’ a superhero’s welcome

By Michelle Mullins

September 2, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Scott Elementary went all out Tuesday to celebrate the return of Dean Baki, the Naperville...

Students from Kahler Middle School work at solving problems in the space module at the Challenger Learning Center in Hammond in this 2016 file photo. (Post-Tribune archive photo)

After 27 years, Challenger Learning Center of NWI closing after fundraising mission fell short

By Carole Carlson

September 1, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Space enthusiasts at the Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, which inspired generations to love...

Students listen to presenters speak Aug. 31, 2026, at the LAUNCH consortium at Southland College Prep High School in Richton Park. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

‘This is your future’: Consortium of top colleges visits south suburbs for the first time

By Evy Lewis

September 1, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

Representatives from Cornell, Emory, Pomona, Rice and Washington University in St. Louis hold recruiting event...

Students on staff of of the Munster High School newspaper, the Crier, work in the computer lab. (Jared Quigg/Post-Tribune)

Guest column: Why every high school student should write for publication

By Gerald Bradshaw

August 31, 2026 at 3:15 p.m.

A student with three years of reporting, editing and publication experience shows persistence and responsibility....

Larry Martin, a substitute teacher, discusses with others a group activity at a Chicago Public Schools’ Black Student Success community discussion at Phillips High School on East Pershing Road in Chicago on March 11, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

CPS wins back millions in federal grants withheld over Black Student Success Plan

By Kate Armanini

August 31, 2026 at 4:53 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools has won back millions of federal dollars withheld by the Trump administration...