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Scores of students rallied Thursday morning to end the "zero tolerance" discipline policy at Chicago Public Schools.

Under a freshly inked contract, Chicago's new schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard will be expected to significantly boost graduation rates, increase test scores, and get more kindergartners and preschoolers to enroll in school. It's the first time a Chicago's schools CEO has been given a performanc

Chicago’s school board meets on Wednesday. One of the new members on that board is Chicago entrepreneur and philanthropist Penny Pritzker.

When Chicago closes low-performing schools, the district often faces fierce resistance from parents, who fight to save their children’s teachers and their neighborhood's institution.

Some communities might be excited to get a new school, but not everyone in the 3rd Ward on Chicago’s South Side is excited about South Shore Urban Prep High School relocating there.

As parents, policy makers and educators in Chicago debate such issues as improving teacher quality and lengthening public school days, another battle has been brewing over what’s on students’ cafeteria plates.Those battles have included debates over implementing a new free breakfast in the classroom

Most of the city colleges of Chicago will be getting new leadership. Mayor Rahm Emanuel endorsed recommendations for five new presidents of the seven city colleges.