Once headed for the trash heap, they now will be exhibited at the Field Museum of Natural History. Nicholson Elementary's "Memorial Chair Project" -- two dozen-plus empty chairs representing Chicago Public Schools children murdered last school year -- did find a home, in quite prominent real estate.
For the first time since Mayor Daley's 1995 school takeover, the Chicago Board of Education will balance its budget without raising property taxes.
For the first time since Mayor Daley’s 1995 school takeover, the Chicago Board of Education will balance its budget without raising property taxes.
A former Gary, Ind., middle school teacher was sentenced to more than two years in prison Wednesday for fondling two female students.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Returning home after three tours of duty in Afghanistan, Derek Blumke was eager to return to college. But the Air Force veteran felt unwelcome at the University of Michigan as he tried alone to manage the transition from warrior to student.
Brad Spirrison: For many of us with short attention spans, it is easy to blame the thousands of hours spent playing Super Mario Brothers and other video games for our inability to concentrate on one thing at a time. Imagine if we were able to grab a joystick or a mouse to get some of those cognitive skills back. Better yet, what if a video game could help us become better learners right out of the gate? Learning Enhancement Corp. develops video games like BrainWare Safari software to help preteens think more clearly.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty last month to planning a Columbine-style attack at a northern Indiana high school told a judge Tuesday that he never intended to carry out the attack.
David Roeder: Sen. Barack Obama collected the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers Sunday and promised to fix "the broken promises" of the No Child Left Behind law -- which he said has done little besides label schools and students as failures.
University of Chicago medical students will train at three hospitals in the northern suburbs under a new pact with Evanston Northwestern Healthcare.
Jonah Greenthal said he hacked into the computer system at New Trier High School to check his class rank, but the 18-year-old senior found much more than that.
After more than four months of study, recommendations for renovating New Trier High School's Winnetka campus are ranging from $256 million to $400 million -- perhaps the most expensive project for a secondary school in the Chicago area.
Steven Kazmierczak admired how the gunman at Virginia Tech chained the doors to prevent students from escaping and the plan by two Columbine High School students to create confusion before their mass murder. And when he carried out his own deadly mission in a crowded lecture hall at Northern Illinois University in February, Kazmierczak was silent and emotionless as he fatally shot five students and injured 18 before committing suicide.
A former New Trier High School senior who hacked into the school's computer system to check his class ranking was sentenced today to one year of court supervision and ordered to perform 50 hours of community service.
When Husain Mahmoud was hired as head coach of Chicago State University's baseball team last year, his resume looked impressive: A 30th-round draft pick for the Cincinnati Reds. A college football and baseball star who held a collegiate punting record. A professional football player with the Chicago Fire of the now-defunct World Football League who had also been a league-leading quarterback in the Continental Football League.
A lawsuit filed against the University of Illinois board of trustees by a graphic artist who created the circular, orange-and-blue Chief Illiniwek logo, then sold it for $210, was dismissed by a federal judge on Monday.
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Chicago Public Schools a $5.2 million grant for the creation of Smaller Learning Communities, or schools-within-a-school, in four large CPS high schools over the next five years, according to CPS.
The University of Chicago is cutting ties with Illinois' student loan agency, forcing the school's graduate students to look for new ways to obtain loans.
Nicholas T. Sheley had "anger issues" as an adolescent but could also be polite and respectful, his junior high assistant principal said Wednesday.
Call it CTU deja vu. The Chicago Teachers Union executive board Monday voted to try union vice president Ted Dallas on charges of lavish spending at high-end restaurants and on liquor, among other purported misdeeds.
Lisa Sago of Aurora has studied many ways to save money, but the smartest decision her family made, she said, is sending her son to community college. Lisa, her husband, Readus, a software developer, and her son, Timothy, decided the best plan was for Timothy to attend the College of DuPage for the first two years.
Cloaks to render a person invisible are still a thing of fantasy, but researchers could be closer to creating that effect than Harry Potter-philes realize.
Supt. Jack Baldermann returned to Riverside Brookfield High School this week after being suspended by officials investigating whether he had an affair with a staffer. Some parents are angry that he's back and they still don't know what the investigation found. The school has not released a report on the investigation that resulted in the two-week, unpaid suspension.
Tiffany Mohiser, a Purdue University graduate who had decent ACT scores, says teaching third grade in an Englewood school was tough. Four fights broke out in her classroom on her first day of work. But, after 2˝ years and strong mentoring from other teachers, she has things under control and thinks she is making a difference in students' lives.
Parents, kids and educators will gather this morning with Mayor Daley and Cardinal Francis George at the future site of Christ the King Jesuit College Prep. It will be groundbreaking in more ways than one.
Gov. Blagojevich today will announce a $14 million, statewide summer-jobs program today for 10,000 teens and young adults in violence-prone neighborhoods.
The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods.
The body of a man has been pulled from a lagoon on St Xavier University’s campus Thursday night.
Fewer than one in 10 Illinois residents feels strongly that college is worth the cost, a new survey has found, leading some educators to worry that more families might begin foregoing college if costs continue to rise. A survey out Tuesday found strong support from just 7.8 percent of 1,150 people who were asked if "college students today are getting their money's worth.''
Kids can't wait for summer to start, when they ditch their books for bikes and pencils for pool toys. But while they gallivant in the sun, parents and teachers worry the knowledge they gained during the school year will melt away like a forgotten Popsicle. Summer instruction should be focused on encouraging kids to think about the world around them.
