CPS enrollment drops for 10th straight year
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Data shows most CPS students left for the suburbs, private schools or homeschooling.

Activists stage 'sick-out' to demand CPS keep students safer from COVID-19

Dozens of people are calling on Chicago Public Schools officials to take immediate action to better protect students, teachers and staff.

Suburban Lisle high school student says a teacher harassed her because she wears a hijab

Lisle Senior High School sophomore Zoya Shaik is now calling for policies to prevent discrimination and bullying. She said she was subjected to a 25-minute racially charged rant from a teacher on October 12.

School bus driver shortage impacting students in St. Charles

A suburban school district was not able to get a bus to some students for at least an hour Friday morning, and it is blaming the delays on a school bus driver shortage.

Driver shortage delays schools buses in St. Charles
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A suburban school district wasn't able to get schools buses to some of its students for at least an hour Friday morning due to a driver shortage.

Illinois parents sue school board over mask mandate

Several District 211 parents are outraged as their children are required to mask up while inside school buildings.

Video surfaces of Minooka student being put in head-lock, pinned to seat on school bus

DISTURBING: Video surfaced on social media showing a special education student from Minooka Community High School being put in a head-lock and pinned to a seat on a bus by another student.

Parents sue Illinois school board over mask mandate
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Several District 211 parents are outraged as their children are required to mask up while inside school buildings.

CPS announces record-high graduation rate
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Chicago Public Schools is touting a record-high graduation rate for the class of 2021.

Illinois parents file lawsuit against 145 school districts, Pritzker over COVID rules

The lawsuit demands that county health departments issue guidance on masks, in-person learning and quarantining students — instead of state leaders and school districts.

Complaint filed against 145 Illinois school districts
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A group of parents have filed a complaint against 145 Illinois school districts, the Illinois State Board of Education and Governor JB Pritzker.

Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day laid to rest as family pushes murder theory

His family disputes the theory that Jelani Day died by suicide. "He had a sound mind. He was not troubled by anything. We had just spoken on Monday. We have a family vacation that's planned for Thanksgiving. We were planning for that vacation," said mother Carmen Bolden-Day in early October.

Schumer reiterates call for Biden to cancel $50K of student loan debt per borrower 'with the flick of a pen'

Schumer renewed calls for President Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in college debt for federal student loan borrowers. Here's what the Education Department has said about loan repayment.

Suburban schools grapple with teacher shortage

Schools in the suburbs are starting this week facing a major shortage of teachers, citing ripple effects from COVID-19.