Northwest Indiana school district puts dogs into every school this year
The Northwest Indiana school district claims it's already seeing strong results with the dogs.
Chicago school board approves new teacher, staff contracts
The Chicago Board of Education has approved deals with teachers and support staff.
Pritzker orders restrictions on schools’ ‘timeout’ rooms
Pritzker says he will pursue a state law on the so-called time-out issue.
Former vice chancellor for City Colleges charged in fraud scheme
A former vice chancellor for the City Colleges of Chicago has been charged with getting kickbacks from vendors in exchange for steering them contracts.
Parents upset students opened child-proof bottles at Illinois school
Parents of students at a northern Illinois elementary school are angry after an older student led an experiment that asked their children to open child-proof medicine bottles.
Aurora teacher sentenced to supervision for failure to report child abuse
A former Aurora elementary school teacher was sentenced to supervision and community service for failing to report suspected child abuse to authorities.
College students turn to ‘adulting’ classes for life skills
Many students entering college haven’t mastered basic life skills such as changing a tire or balancing a checkbook, so some universities are responding with noncredit workshops sometimes called “Adulting 101.”
Morton College student charged after six guns were found in car
A 24-year-old student was charged Friday after weapons were found in his parked vehicle while he attended class at Morton College in suburban Cicero.
Chicago teachers approve contract deal that ended strike
Chicago teachers have voted in favor of the contract deal that ended an 11-day strike.
Largo High School teacher arrested after fight video surfaces
A teacher has been arrested after video surfaced of a fight between a staff member and at least one student Friday morning at Largo High School in Prince George’s County.
Suburban school district votes to let transgender students have full access to locker rooms
A suburban school district will allow transgender students to have full access to locker rooms.
Student stabbed during brawl in Waukegan high school bathroom
Police say a student was stabbed during a fight inside a high school bathroom in suburban Chicago.
Students disciplined after racist video sparks fight inside Tinley Park high school
A Tinley Park high school has disciplined students and added extra officers after an alleged series of racist incidents led to a fight on Wednesday.
CTU to vote on deal that ended 11-day strike
Chicago teachers are voting on the tentative contract deal that suspended an 11-day strike.
Heater problem at Kenwood Academy continues into second day after CPS says problem is fixed
Students at Kenwood Academy bundled up for a second day of chilly classes as crews continued to repair the school’s heating system that school officials said had been fixed on Tuesday.
Northwestern paper's apology sparks journalism debate
Student editors at the newspaper covering Northwestern University have faced two waves of criticism over their coverage of protests in response to an event featuring former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
UC Berkeley instructor calls rural Americans 'bad people' who deserve 'uncomfortable' lives
A UC Berkeley graduate student and instructor took to Twitter to shame "rural Americans" and those who aren't "pro-city."
A month after alleged attack of girl at Evanston school, 'devastated' family demands answers from police
A lawyer is demanding police release a suspect’s name a month after a 12-year-old girl reported that she was attacked at an Evanston middle school.
Heat restored after system breaks at Kenwood Academy on day of record cold
Students at Kenwood Academy High School sat through classes in the cold Tuesday after the school’s heating system broke down on a day of record-breaking freezing temperatures.
Some college graduates would give up coffee, shave head, spend week in jail to erase student loan debt, survey finds
A majority of college graduates with student loans said they would shave their head if the debt could be erased, according to a new survey, and some others said they would consider giving up coffee and even spending a week in jail.