Loyola Academy cancels classes for second day after coronavirus exposure

Loyola Academy in Wilmette canceled classes again for Tuesday after administrators learned a student had contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.

InZone Project breaking boundaries in education
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Terrance Wallace believes that every child deserves access to a safe community. Wallace is helping young people in Chicago's inner city reach their full potential with his creation, the InZone Project.

USC to offer free tuition for families earning $80,000 or less

In an effort to widen access for more middle and low-income students, USC will eliminate tuition for families earning $80,000 or less annually and will no longer consider home equity in financial aid calculations, it was reported Thursday.

Illinois restricts how students are secluded and restrained

The Illinois State Board of Education voted unanimously to adopt permanent rules that ban the use of locked seclusion rooms and prohibit schools from using prone restraint, a move that restricts the state’s rules more than ever.

Education group says Illinoisans gives schools low grade

An Illinois Education Association on Tuesday released a report that shows Illinoisans do not have high regard for public schools outside their own communities.

ISU gets federal grant for work with deaf or blind children

Two professors at Illinois State University have received a $1.23 million federal grant to help students who'll work with infants and toddlers who are blind or deaf, university officials announced.

CPS inspector general steps down amid complaints

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement that she had accepted Nicholas Schuler’s resignation and thanked him “for his years of dedicated service to Chicago Public Schools and the City of Chicago.”

Report: Chicago schools inspector general faces scrutiny

The inspector general of Chicago Public Schools, whose investigations led to the removal of two former CEO's, faces scrutiny himself for allegedly berating employees.