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Passengers board a Pace bus as a CTA Green Line train pulls in near the intersection of Harlem and South Boulevard in Oak Park, Friday, June 20, 2025. Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School who don't have a ride to school will have to continue to rely on public transportation after the School District 200 board renewed an expeption from a rule requiring them to provide school bus services. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Despite petition, Oak Park and River Forest High School renews school bus exemption

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 9, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

School buses are too expensive, board tells Oak Park and River Forest High students who...

Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, of Chicago, helps block the wind as organizer Idgie Kelley lights candles during a solidarity event for survivors of sexual assault at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 8, 2026. Kelley, of Griffith, said 185 candles were lit to represent reports of sexual assault from the top five Indiana universities in 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 4:18 p.m.

There were no megaphones, no marches, no speeches -- just tealight candles on two tables,...

Lincoln Park High School students walk out in support of "Jane Doe" and survivors of sexual violence on the “National Day of Action” on Oct. 8 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘We need to be speaking out’: High school, college students across Illinois protest sexual violence

By Kate Perez

October 9, 2026 at 9:08 a.m.

Students across Chicago and the state walked out of class, demonstrated, and advocated for the...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King testifies during a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on parental rights and school content policies, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP)

House Republicans press CPS chief over DEI, transgender student policies

By Kate Armanini

June 10, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

Congressional lawmakers grilled Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King in an hourslong hearing on diversity,...

Guadalupe Ceja Hernandez (third from left) listens to the Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 discuss her fate at a meeting Tuesday. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Waukegan woman loses job of six years under DACA with District 60 after her work status ends

By Steve Sadin

June 10, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

A Waukegan woman, who arrived here at age three months and has worked as a...

Students head to classes at Acero-Major Hector P. Garcia M.D. High School and Acero SPC Daniel Zizumbo Elementary, Nov. 14, 2018. in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago school board extends charter contracts amid controversies

By Kate Perez

June 10, 2026 at 4:27 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education renewed the contracts with six charter school operators Wednesday, despite...

Sylvia Johnson Jones (third from right) is retiring as the chair of the North Chicago School District 187 Independent Authority. (North Chicago School District 187)

North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

By Steve Sadin

June 10, 2026 at 3:16 p.m.

As interim superintendent Constance Rupert Collins replaces North Chicago School District 187 Superintendent John Price...

Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent Jim McCall explained details of the 2023 schools budget at the Sept. 11, 2023, city council meeting. McCall is leaving the district for the private sector. (Phillip Potempa/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso School Board ready to hire new superintendent

By Doug Ross

June 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The Valparaiso School Board is in contract negotiations with a finalist to succeed Superintendent Jim...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King speaks at a Chicago Board of Education meeting on April 8, 2026. King recently reaffirmed her commitment to keeping children in classrooms on May Day. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Watch live: CPS CEO testifies before Republican-led congressional committee

By baiduhai

June 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Macquline King, superintendent and CEO of Chicago Public Schools, will testify before the Republican-led House...

The Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine building at 420 E. Superior St. in Chicago on Aug. 27, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Northwestern professor escorted out of medical conference for passing out editorial criticizing Trump

By Kate Perez

June 9, 2026 at 4:28 p.m.

Northwestern associate professor Justin Ryder was among five professionals removed from an annual American Diabetes...

Merrillville High School freshman Autumn Long, 14, uses an ultra sound device to scan an abdomen as Dr. Cheryl Brody explains what she’s seeing as Zipporah Melton holds a screen and Bree Cody waits her turn during the Kids College program at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. This year's theme, "New Generation Academy,” engaged more than 50 rising sixth- through eighth-grade students from across Illinois and Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Former IUN Kids College participants give back for this year’s students

By Maya Wilkins

June 9, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

Kids College is a weeklong program that runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every...

Parent Jennifer Hora speaks at the Monday, June 8, 2026, Valparaiso School Board meeting about the new school cellphone ban. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso schools policy on cellphones is up for revision

By Doug Ross

June 9, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

The Valparaiso School Board Monday put a policy on cellphones on hold. A state law...

FILE – People walk between buildings on Harvard University campus, Dec. 17, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Bradshaw: There’s a new trap in college grading

By Gerald Bradshaw

June 8, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Once nearly everyone receives high marks, the institution has not made everyone excellent. It has...