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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...

Dennis Delgado, the executive director of One Hope United in Illinois, hangs wall art in the dining room of a One Hope United foster home on Nov. 20, 2025, in Rockford. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

A fresh approach to fostering youth in Illinois carries hope

By Darcel Rockett

March 11, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Welcome to Hope House, a model for fostering children and teens developed by the Chicago-based...

Chance the Rapper holds a news conference at Westcott Elementary School in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on March 6, 2017. He met with Gov. Bruce Rauner the previous week about coming up with a plan for the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools.
(Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Today in Chicago History: Chance the Rapper cuts CPS a $1 million check as ‘call to action’

By Kori Rumore

March 6, 2026 at 4:00 a.m.

Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 6, according...

Indiana has new A-F grade system state calls “student-centered”

By Carole Carlson

March 5, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.

Indiana is forging ahead with a new K-12 school accountability model that will give schools...

East Aurora School District 131 discussing implementing AI policy

By Molly Morrow

March 5, 2026 at 12:40 p.m.

School District 131 does not currently have an enforceable AI policy on the books, but...

Chicago Public Schools Board of Education Vice President Olga Bautista, left, listens to board members during a meeting at the Loop office, March 4, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Vice president of the Chicago school board to step down

By Kate Armanini

March 4, 2026 at 7:09 p.m.

Chicago Board of Education Vice President Olga Bautista will step down after receiving an award...

Merrillville teacher suspended for ‘monkeys’ comment to class

By Carole Carlson

March 4, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

A Merrillville Intermediate School 5th grade teacher was suspended with pay pending an investigation for...

Hebron Middle School eighth graders decide on their charitable giving budget with help from Valparaiso University volunteers as they participate in a simulation exercise led by Junior Achievement of Northwest Indiana at Valparaiso University on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘It’s a good eye-opener’: Junior Achievement teaches eighth graders about financial literacy

By Shelley Jones

March 4, 2026 at 11:06 a.m.

Hebron Middle School student Jake Cox might feel the sting of financial limitations a little...

Jasmine Campos, 17, a senior at Lane Tech High School, shouts, March 15, 2013 outside the school at Western Avenue and Addison Street during a protest against the banning by CPS of the book "Persepolis." (Chris Walker/baiduhai)

In 2013, CPS tried to ban a book. It didn’t go well. A new graphic novel tells the tale.

By Christopher Borrelli

March 6, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Jarrett Dapier and A.J. Dungo's "Wake Now in the Fire" recalls how high school students...

Students head toward the main entrance of The Chicago High School for the Arts on West Augusta Boulevard on March 3, 2026, following a press conference demanding that CPS stop its current transition plan for the school. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

ChiArts families, teachers protest proposed changes to conservatory model

By Kate Armanini

March 4, 2026 at 6:26 p.m.

Next year, Chicago Public Schools will assume management of Chicago High School for the Arts...

Ken Iwama, Vice President for Regional Campuses and Online Education (left) helps Chancellor Arrick Jackson (right) unveil the professionally sketched portrait of Jackson. A campus tradition, it commemorates Jackson’s service and marks his place as IU Northwest's ninth chancellor on Monday, March 2, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Against the odds, IUN chancellor shares success story at portrait dedication

By Carole Carlson

March 3, 2026 at 2:12 p.m.

Indiana University Northwest Chancellor Arrick Jackson began his career with a dark sense of urgency.