Pritzker praises Smart Start Program in Illinois
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Pritzker is praising the program, which is a multi-year plan to provide more resources to early education.

The People's Music School offers free music education to Chicago students
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The People's Music School currently serves over 700 children across four Chicago locations. President and CEO Miriam Owens joined Good Day Chicago along with assistant band director Nyle Taylor, to go over what the school has to offer.

SAT exams will soon be virtual -- is CPS ready for the changes?
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If you have a high schooler headed to college, they won't have to fill in bubbles for answers on their SATs anymore. Starting next month, the exam is going digital, but is CPS ready for the changes?

Chicago charter school teachers hit the picket line for second day
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Teachers at some Chicago charter schools are picketing again in Pilsen. They are in contract talks and say some of their needs are not being heard.

Chicago Public Schools faces demand for expanded transportation services

Parents within Chicago Public Schools are urging the district to reinstate transportation allowances until every student has access to a seat on the bus.

Chicago Public Schools faces demand for expanded transportation services
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Parents within Chicago Public Schools are urging the district to reinstate transportation allowances until every student has access to a seat on the bus.

Hooters Wings for the Kids Initiative helps Chicago private school
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Hooters is raising money for Holy Family Ministry School on Chicago's West Side with its Wings for Kids program. The money helps pay for school supplies and tuition.

Chicago charter school teachers strike after 2 years of bargaining
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One Chicago charter high school is suffering from teacher shortages in several departments. Teachers at Instituto Health & Science Career Academy in Little Village are on strike after two years of bargaining.

Swastika found drawn on Loyola campus in Jewish student social space
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An anti-Semitic drawing was found on the campus of Loyola University in the Hillel Social Room inside the Damen Student Center Friday morning. The university sent a campus safety alert to students, calling the vandalism a "heinous" incident.

Chicago teacher receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award
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A Chicago teacher at Edgar Allan Poe Classical Elementary School is receiving national recognition for her contributions.