Teachers’ strike notice ups pressure
The Chicago Teachers Union head says she filed strike notice to keep contract talks moving.
The Chicago Teachers Union head says she filed strike notice to keep contract talks moving.
Some Illinois schools are getting a headstart on new federal guidelines for math and reading.
Students at a high school in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood were being taught English by temporary teachers Monday. That’s because Chicago public school officials let two other teachers go for “economic reasons” last week.
The Chicago Board of Education must approve its budget by the end of August. But the $6 billion plan set for a vote Wednesday could still change a lot.
Oak Park District 97 is introducing the program at Percy Julian Middle and Gwendolyn Brooks Middle.
Monday marked the first day of school for about a third of Chicago public school children. It also was the first time many of them experienced recess.
NU’s most-decorated wrestler is competing in the Olympics.
Only about a third of all 8th graders in the country are considered “proficient” in science, and in Illinois, it’s even less. The Museum of Science and Industry using MythBusters themed experiments to try and change that for students in the Chicago region.