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In an early glimpse of how much tougher state tests could be in the Common Core era, a new federal report released in July shows that early adopters of the cont...

With the Supreme Court set to take another look at a controversial affirmative action case in Texas college admissions, some worry what a second decision from t...

After countless false starts and protracted negotiations, a bill to reauthorize the main federal law for K-12 education is slated for consideration by the U.S. ...

Laptops chimed as students played a game designed to teach them the basics of geometry inside a fourth grade classroom at the Cesar E. Chavez Multicultural Acad...

Five years ago, Nicholas Senn High School on the Near North Side of Chicago was one some educators felt lucky to avoid. While student discipline might have been...

A lot has changed about applying to college, but one thing that has endured for generations is the dreaded FAFSA....

Focusing on student learning, and structuring the school to fit students’ varied learning paces, is proving to be a game changer, said panelists at EWA’s re...

The Noble Network of Charter Schools is arguably Chicago’s most famous charter chain....

More Latinos are earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields; yet more are needed, a new report by Excelencia in Education claims....