Martinez criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Teachers Union, claiming they wanted to throw the school district ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s handpicked school board fired Martinez without cause after he refused to take out a $300 million loan to cover the cost of a new teachers’ contract — but he remained on the job ...

Martinez said he has “no regrets” for not agreeing to high-interest borrowing to pay for the new Chicago Teachers Union ...

At least 11 states have imposed new reviews for tenured faculty, made it easier to fire them or proposed banning tenure ...

Behind the turmoil of the many other challenges to higher education during the new Trump administration, state legislatures across the country are weakening or gutting the long-standing faculty ...

Parents are certainly feeling squeezed, as 31 percent of parents or guardians of children younger than 18 say they’re living ...

Kenneth Dunn, a South Sider who pioneered recycling and green living in Chicago, died on October 14, 2024 following a brief period of hospice care. He was 81 years old.

Outgoing Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez expressed optimism for the district’s future yesterday, taking a metaphorical victory lap to recognize his administration’s achievements despite a ...

Christina Formella, a former Downers Grove South teacher, faces dozens of new charges in alleged sex abuse case, prosecutors ...

The charter school operator is offering interviews for teachers in Kindergarten through 11th grade for its Price Hill and Woodlawn locations.