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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...

A member of the nonprofit LifeWise picks a student up during recess at Hall Elementary School in Aurora on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to be driven for a Bible study session as part of the LifeWise program. (Troy Stolt/For The Beacon-News)

Ohio nonprofit that teaches the Bible to public school students comes to West Aurora, other Illinois districts

By Molly Morrow

March 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

LifeWise, an Ohio-based nonprofit, has started programs in a handful of public school districts across...

Orland High School District 230 board member Mohammed Jaber speaks in support of adding Arabic to the district's world languages curriculum Aug. 28, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Orland District 230 board member Mohammed Jaber, who championed Arabic language curriculum, resigns

By Addison Wright

March 31, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

Orland High School District 230 board member Mohammed Jaber resigned, citing resistance to adding Arabic...

Students in the Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 Summer Learning Program' SAFE Club sell popsicles and lemonade June 27, 2019, at Prospect School to raise money for wildlife preservation. Registration is opening for this year's Summer Learning Program activities. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills schools open registration for popular summer program

By Chuck Fieldman

March 30, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

Educational and fun classes are offered to district and non-district residents at Clarendon Hills Middle...

Professor Cynthia Roberts, Dean of the School of Business and Economics, left, greets Chancellor Arrick Jackson, center, and Pamela Whitten, president of Indiana University, right, before a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of its new Student Success Center at Indiana University Northwest on Monday, March 30, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

IUN students tap into resources, relaxation at new Success Center

By Carole Carlson

March 30, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Indiana University Northwest junior Noah Miller, of Hobart, sees multiple possibilities in the university’s new...

Chicago Board of Education members pose for a selfie with Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King after she was voted in as permanent CEO on March 30, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago school board hires interim CEO Macquline King as permanent CPS leader

By Kate Armanini

March 30, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Education voted to install interim CEO Macquline King as the district’s...

The main entrance of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School. (District 218)

Discipline for student walkouts: Southland administrators call it ‘a tough situation’

By Olivia Stevens

March 30, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

High School District 218 students received unexcused absences, while Homewood-Flossmoor students were blocked from leaving...

More than 100 students walked out of classes to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Valparaiso High School on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Thomas Jefferson Middle School students plan a walkout on April 1. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Thomas Jefferson Middle School students plan Valparaiso walkout

By Doug Ross

March 29, 2026 at 2:22 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School students in Valparaiso plan a walkout April 1 to protest the...

The former GEMS World Academy building at 350 E. South Water St. in Chicago, pictured on March 27, 2026, is where Alpha School will be located in the fall. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

A teacher-free AI school is coming to Chicago, with tuition at $55,000 a year

By Kate Armanini

March 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Alpha School, a network of AI-based private schools will open a K-8 campus in the...

Rogers Park officer accused of inappropriate behavior toward female students as high school security officer

By Caroline Kubzansky

March 27, 2026 at 6:17 p.m.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability called on the Chicago Police Department to fire a...

Lyons Township High School senior Gustavo Mojarro displays a Chick Evans Scholarship flag at Chicago Highlands Club in Westchester, where he is a caddy. Mojarro, of La Grange Park, recently learned he was selected for the $125,000 scholarship and will attend the University of Illinois at Champaign. (Mojarro family)

La Grange Park student who started caddying to ‘provide more’ for family earns Chick Evans scholarship

By Jeff Vorva

March 27, 2026 at 11:25 a.m.

Lyons Township senior Gustavo Mojarro 'was crying tears of joy and fulfillment' after he was...