News Briefs
African-American students who took part in debate leagues had higher grade point averages, were more likely to graduate from high school, and were more college-ready in English and reading, a study as found.
November 3, 2009
Officials from the Chicago public schools and the city's police department plan to work closely with the juvenile-justice system to prevent youth violence.
November 3, 2009
The U.S. Secretary of Education will meet with community members, officials and students from a high school attended by a 16-year-old honors student who was brutally beaten to death last month.
October 6, 2009
The New Leaders for New Schools principal-training program in Chicago has won a prestigious award from Harvard University.
September 22, 2009
Lawmakers eased a cap on charter schools and committed to establishing a system to collect longitudinal data on student progress.
September 22, 2009
A state law that will become effective next year requires Illinois students to learn in U.S. history courses about the forced migration of millions to Mexico during the Great Depression.
September 1, 2009
UNO, a Chicago-based charter network, strives to turn Latino students into informed citizens and leaders in American society.
October 2, 2009
The Education Department says California, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas are at “high risk” for spending problems under the economic-stimulus program.
Updated: September 28, 2009
Consortium shares its approach to creating partnerships that tap data for solving real world school problems.
Updated: June 9, 2009
“The best academic programs won’t succeed if they land in schools with weak principals, isolated teachers, and fearful students,” writes Timothy Knowles.
May 26, 2009
Though more Windy City students are taking challenging academic programs, too few are making it into selective colleges, a study finds.
Updated: May 7, 2009
But the extra classes’ impact on 9th graders’ course failure rates and grades was mixed, a new study finds.
Updated: April 20, 2009
Updated: November 19, 2008
