World Cup brings together Southwest Side elementary schoolers: ‘We needed this’

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 12/2 1:11P Michael Loria

Students at Nathanael Greene Elementary School face off with their teachers in a soccer game in the school’s gym Friday, Dec. 2, 2022. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times For most of his life, Rodolfo Santos has thought of himself as American and...

New property tax increases hit Hispanic wards hardest in Chicago

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/30 12:20P David Struett

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Most Cook County property owners will see a larger tax bill this year, but owners in gentrifying Latino neighborhoods in Chicago will see some of the biggest hikes. Some will see tax...

Illinois Math and Science Academy opens out-of-state, tuition-based enrollment

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/28 12:59P Nader Issa

The Illinois Math and Science Academy in Aurora is for the first time accepting out-of-state, tuition-based applications. Google streetview Any non-Illinoisans looking to send their standout scholar to the acclaimed Illinois Math and Science...

City Colleges enrollment uptick outpaces state, national averages but still short of pre-pandemic...

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/28 12:44P Nader Issa

Malcolm X College on the Near West Side is among the City Colleges of Chicago campuses that saw increased enrollment this fall. Brian Rich/Sun-Times Enrollment at the City Colleges of Chicago has slightly recovered this fall after a few years of...

President Biden to extend student loan pause until June 30 as court battle drags on

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/22 8:49A Associated Press

President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration will extend the pause on federal...

‘Whiteness’ course triggers harassment, death threats against University of Chicago instructor

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/19 5:50A Nereida Moreno | WBEZ

A class called “The Problem of Whiteness” has sparked online harassment and death threats against an instructor at the University of Chicago. Marc Monaghan / WBEZ A University of Chicago instructor is postponing a class called “The Problem of...

Illinois Superintendent of Education Carmen Ayala to retire

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/18 12:11P Nader Issa

Illinois Superintendent of Education Carmen Ayala speaks to reporters in 2021. She announced her retirement this week. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file photo Illinois State Superintendent of Education Carmen Ayala is retiring at the end of...

UIC faculty union authorizes strike

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/17 10:17A Nader Issa

Students walk through campus at the University of Illinois Chicago. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file photo Faculty members at the University of Illinois at Chicago have voted to authorize a strike as their union negotiates better pay, lighter...

MacKenzie Scott gifts CPS $25M after charter schools get millions

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/17 5:22A Nader Issa

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is sending $25 million to Chicago’s public school system. Evan Agostini/AP Chicago Public Schools is receiving a $25 million donation from MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist who earlier this...

Jill Biden visit Chicago, calls education nonpartisan ‘American’ issue

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/15 4:00A Nereida Moreno | WBEZ

First lady Jill Biden spent Monday in the Chicago area highlighting apprenticeship opportunities in high school and at the community college level. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times First lady Jill Biden met with students, teachers and business leaders...

MacKenzie Scott donates $23 million to Chicago’s Noble, LEARN charter schools

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/15 3:10A Nader Issa

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is helping two Chicago charter school networks with her latest donations. Evan Agostini/AP Two Chicago charter school operators are receiving multimillion-dollar donations from billionaire philanthropist...

Chicago’s Noble, LEARN charter schools receive $23 million in donations from MacKenzie Scott

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/14 1:16P Nader Issa

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is helping two Chicago charter school networks with her latest donations. Evan Agostini/AP Two Chicago charter school operators are receiving multimillion dollar donations from billionaire philanthropist...

Jill Biden touts ‘career-connected learning’ in Chicago, calling education a nonpartisan ‘American’...

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/14 1:07P Nereida Moreno | WBEZ

First lady Jill Biden spent Monday in the Chicago area highlighting apprenticeship opportunities in high school and at the community college level. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times First lady Jill Biden met with students, teachers and business leaders...

Injured St. Ignatius hockey player recalls ‘crash, bang’ of semi striking team bus in Indiana. ‘We...

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/14 4:49A David Struett

Colin McGrath, a player on the St. Ignatius Wolfpack junior varsity hockey team, on Monday outside his school after he and 15 other players were injured when a semi plowed into their team bus in Indiana. Warsaw police (left), Dave...

Semi driver facing felony DUI charges after crashing into St. Ignatius College Prep bus, injuring 16...

Chicago Sun-Times - Illinois Education News 11/14 2:49A David Struett

The scene of a bus crash involving St. Ignatius College Prep hockey players and a semi driver in Warsaw, Indiana. Warsaw police Felony DUI charges were pending against a semi driver who police say ran a red light and crashed into a bus carrying...