The Chicago Teachers Union played ... which is substantiated by its very public attack on charter schools. Just a few examples: Unlike CTU, the people of Illinois didn’t want the scholarship ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Parents of students at a charter school on the city's Northwest Side are fighting its closure. School leaders voted Wednesday to close the ASPIRA Haugan Middle School because of ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez's job wasn't the only thing on the line at Friday night's Chicago Board of Education meeting. Before deciding whether or not to fire ...

Six new charter schools were approved by the Iowa State Board of Education. The number continues to grow since the state ...

ASPIRA opened Haugan Middle School in 2006 with 506 students. Its enrollment remained steady for more than a decade. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Another Chicago charter school network has decided ...

It created the opportunity for people like Juan Rangel, who led a charter ... the Illinois legislature transferred appointive power for school governance to Chicago’s mayor in 1995.

Flames erupted at Palisades Charter High School just after 8:30 p.m., according to FOX 11 reporters at the scene. (Credit: ...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez was fired In late December, clearing the way for Mayor Brandon Johnson to install a new leader of the nation’s fourth-largest school district after a ...

Walking up the stairs to the second floor of Avalon Park Fine & Performing Arts School, a row of tables transforms the ...

Homan Ave. Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times file Share After weeks of protests from families and staff against the proposed closing of seven Acero charter schools, Chicago’s Board of Education is moving to ...

Chicago Public Schools finances are in “precarious” condition, so fragile and in danger of collapse that the state of Illinois needs ... school day and allowing charter schools to open.