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The East Aurora School District Administrative Center is at 310 Seminary Ave. in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Fewer than half of East Aurora elementary and middle school students on track in reading and math, data shows

By Molly Morrow

October 11, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The district says it's taking steps to address gaps in student readiness like offering professional...

Chicago school board incumbent Karen Zaccor District 4A, left, with challengers Ellen Sherratt, center, and Angel Alvarez respond to a questions during a forum in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

By Kate Armanini

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a...

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...

University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman speaks during a meeting of the UW Board of Regents on the campus of UW-Madison in Madison, Wis., on Dec. 7, 2023. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal)

Universities of Wisconsin board votes to fire system president after he refused to quit

By Scott Bauer

April 7, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

The Universities of Wisconsin system president could lose his job during a closed-door regents meeting...

Irwin Weil, ‘legendary’ professor of Russian literature at Northwestern University, dies at 97

By Bob Goldsborough

April 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Weil co-taught a course on Russian choral music and chaired Northwestern's Russian language department from...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools

By Annie Ma

April 6, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five...

Zheng Zhou teaches a class at Lewis University in Romeoville on March 11, 2026. Lewis University hired a number of professors, including Zheng Zhou, to teach a surge of international students. Now some of his colleagues have left as international enrollment has declined. (Kevin Serna/The New York Times)

International students remade Lewis University in Romeoville. What’s left when they’re gone?

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

April 6, 2026 at 12:06 p.m.

International students used to crowd Lewis University’s hallways, but the campus in Romeoville is quieter...

Jessica Biggs sits in front of Burke Elementary School in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood on April 3, 2026. Biggs, who was Burke's principal from 2012 to 2018, is announcing her run for president of the Chicago Board of Education. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Who will be the next Chicago school board president? Meet candidate Jessica Biggs.

By Kate Armanini

April 6, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

Jessica Biggs, an elected school board member representing parts of downtown and the South Side,...

Joseph McCurdy, assistant superintendent/chief school business official for Oak Lawn High School, who is retiring at the end of the school year after 25 years in the district, displays his recent Illinois Directors of Student Activities Career Achievement Award. (Janice Neumann/for the Daily Southtown)

Oak Lawn High School administrator Joseph McCurdy lauded as he prepares to retire

By Janice Neumann

April 6, 2026 at 9:37 a.m.

As a high school administrator for Oak Lawn High School for several decades Joseph McCurdy...

After parents and staff members initiated the idea for an Assyrian language program at Niles Township High School District 219 several years ago, the program has won a regional award. In this December 2022 photo, students in the program are shown at a dinner celebrating the approval of the course. From left are Gabriela Sulayman, George Yousif, Crystal Patto, Odisho Lazar, Lina Biram, John Shlimon and Ashley Boudakh. (Niles Township High School District 219)

After writing first-in-the-nation Assyrian language curriculum, Niles Township D219 gets award

By Alexandra Murphy

April 3, 2026 at 6:31 p.m.

Niles Township High School District 219 got an award for developing the nation's first Assyrian...

Riverdale native Jayera Griffin participates in a free soap event at Rosie's Laundromat in Riverdale, where she has sponsored free laundry days for the community since she was 14. Now a college student, Griffin is being honored by Chaz Ebert's FECK Awards for compassion. (Griffin family)

Do you give a FECK? Everyone should: It’s being in tune with forgiveness, empathy, compassion and kindness.

By Darcel Rockett

April 3, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

The FECK Awards is a new national recognition event honoring individuals and groups who embody...

Professors, students and supporters march around the quad on the University of Illinois Springfield campus, April 3, 2026, as the University of Illinois Springfield United Faculty goes on strike. (Jack O'Connor/baiduhai)

U of I Springfield professors union goes on strike

By Jack O'Connor

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

Tenured and tenure-track faculty members at the University of Illinois Springfield campus went on strike...

Hinsdale High School District 86's consumer educationmoney management class covers personal finance and budgeting. (Kimberly Fornek / Pioneer Press)

Bradshaw: Personal finance class crucial in preparing for adulthood

By Gerald Bradshaw

April 3, 2026 at 11:35 a.m.

Students who took a high school personal finance class are five times more likely to...