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The most startling moments at last year’s rallies for the DREAM Act and immigration reform would often be when immigrant youth would step forward, identify themselves and declare themselves undocumented.The young people that took that step were a surprising bu

Terry Mazany of the Chicago Public Schools recently described the district as being in "free fall" after the departure of his predecessor Ron Huberman last November.

House Democrats continue to stay away from the Indiana Statehouse, despite the fact their absence is now hitting their own pocketbooks.Indiana House Majority Speaker Brian Bosma hopes to get business started Tuesday. The Republican leader didn’t have any luck Monday restarting the session

Students in Chicago elementary schools begin state standardized testing Tuesday. Indeed, all around Illinois, it’s ISAT time. The test carries high stakes for schools, and for kids. WBEZ offers this peek at how schools get kids ready.Welcome to our 2010-2011 ISAT pep rally!

Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro is calling for an investigation after a professor held a sex toy demonstration after class.President Schapiro said the professor of the class, John Michael Bailey, showed "extremely poor judgment" with the presentation.

Each Thursday on Global Activism, we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. Kenneth Elispana left Sudan in 1992, fleeing from the civil war and the ongoing persecution of Sudanese Christians.