Education

The chancellor wrote: “The matter raises the question of what a Catholic high school should require from those who work with and form its students. In particular, is it necessary that the witness of their public lives not be in opposition to Catholic moral teaching? I believe this requirement is necessary and, therefore am deeply troubled."

Since two students from Simeon Career Academy High School were shot and killed earlier this week, there's understandably been fear within Chicago Public Schools.

All students and staff were removed and are safe.

Naperville schools may have a way to keep kids in school, even if they've been exposed to someone with COVID-19.

Chicago State University is a campus that has faced a series of challenges, including a big decline in the number of men studying there. It turns out, that is a growing national problem.

A Catholic school in Lisle, Illinois, had "deferred" its offer of employment to Amanda Kammes after she listed her wife as an emergency contact on forms. But students came out with rainbow flags to protest and the school board changed course.

The schools that are honored fit into two categories: schools that are among the state's highest performing, and schools that among the best at closing achievement gaps.

Scores of school buses sat empty in southwest suburban Oswego on Tuesday, as thousands of students couldn’t go to school because of a shortage of school bus drivers.

Students at Benet Academy in Lisle said that Amanda Kammes was offered the job and had been filling out paperwork when she listed her wife as an emergency contact. The students described Kammes as well-liked and well-qualified for the job.

In one case, a fire was started in the bathroom of Morgan Park High School and the Chicago Fire Department was called.

Sports spots are transforming into dance floors as suburban schools plan to hold homecomings anywhere from tennis courts to football fields.