For the second year in a row, student enrollment has slightly increased in Chicago Public Schools. But the effects of a ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is backing various candidates for Chicago Board of Education. CTU has donated more than $700,000 ...

You will see a survey on the Nov. 5 election regarding Illinois taxes. Lawmakers can then use the results to see how voters ...

The Acero Schools charter network is closing seven of its 15 charter schools in the Chicago Public Schools district. Blame ...

The Chicago Teachers Union is required to provide an annual audit to members under its own internal rules. It hasn’t done so ...

Apprenticeships are a great alternative to a college degree, and there is high demand in Illinois. They can help the 177,000 ...

Chicago Public Schools’ instructional and operational spending both reached all-time highs. Did the extra money improve ...

Lauren is a policy researcher at the Illinois Policy Institute. Before joining the policy team at IPI, Lauren worked as a business plan writer, a marketing consultant, and a teaching and research ...

Eric Allie is Spiderman. Shhhh!

Joseph Ocol needs our help. Despite militant opposition from the Chicago Teachers Union, he is producing chess champions from one of Chicago’s most underprivileged communities. Joe is asking our ...