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Cole Rogerson works on a graphic organizer during a seventh-grade English language arts class on Sept. 25, 2026, at Hinckley Big-Rock Middle School in Big Rock. The school banned cellphones and aims for their students to do more work on paper. (Dominic Di Palermo/for the Aurora Beacon-News)

In the age of AI and social media, one west suburban school district goes analog

By Molly Morrow

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After instituting a cellphone ban two years ago, Hinckley-Big Rock School District 429 has now...

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...

FILE – Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta, on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Hakim Wright Sr., File)

Young kids missed the pandemic’s school disruptions. Their reading scores are still behind.

By Moriah Balingit

March 10, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.

When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today’s youngest schoolchildren were infants or...

FILE – Ohio State University President Ted Carter speaks during the National Championship football celebration at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Joe Maiorana, file)

Ohio State University’s president resigns after reporting ‘inappropriate relationship’

By Julie Carr Smyth

March 9, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Ohio State University is investigating after President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. resigned abruptly following the...

Chesterton High School students walk out of classes on Monday, March 9, 2026, to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Chesterton High School students break rules to protest ICE

By Jim Woods

March 9, 2026 at 2:13 p.m.

Chesterton High School students know they will likely pay a price for walking out Monday...

Aurora University has been named among the most beautiful college campuses in the United States, according to a 2026 list by U.S. News and World Report. (Aurora University)

Aurora University the only Illinois school to make U.S. News list of most beautiful college campuses

By Molly Morrow

March 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The school has been recognized in the past for its campus and grounds.

Chicago Board of Education members meet at the Loop office on March 4, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Should Chicago school board members be paid? Legislators weigh compensation ahead of historic election

By Kate Armanini

March 9, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A new bill in the Illinois House would pave the way for school board members...

Valparaiso Community Schools administration building, 3801 N. Campbell St. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Family sues Valparaiso schools after player injured during off-season football practice

By Meredith Colias-Pete

March 7, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

A family is suing Valparaiso Community Schools after a teen football player was injured during...

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Donald Trump says ‘whole educational system’ could go out of business without fixes to college sports

By Eddie Pells

March 6, 2026 at 8:22 p.m.

President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire...

Janet Romo stands outside Chicago's R.H. Lee Elementary School, where she has worked for about a year, on March 6, 2026. Classified as a miscellaneous worker, she has now joined the Service Employees International Union.

‘Miscellaneous’ Chicago Public Schools workers join SEIU

By Kate Armanini

March 6, 2026 at 5:31 p.m.

Almost 1,700 Chicago Public Schools support staffers have joined the Service Employees International Union after...

Niclas Svenningsen, the Manager for Climate Action Outreach at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, speaks to Purdue Northwest students at the inaugural Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development Academic Symposium on Wednesday March 4, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

UN climate expert: Sustainable development requires cooperation

By Michelle L. Quinn

March 6, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

The UN meets every year to try and reach a consensus on how to beat...

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 credits its culture for high teacher retention rates. (Chuck Fieldman/Pioneer Press)

Amid statewide teacher shortage, Hinsdale schools ‘have been very fortunate’

By Chuck Fieldman

March 9, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

In Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181, finding and keeping teachers has not been an issue.