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3 Illinois School Districts Suddenly the Best in America for 2025
This is quite an honor and could be a glimpse into the future as 3 Illinois school districts have suddenly been named the best in America for next year? Hold on. Has someone been playing in the time machine?. This is seriously a very prestigious list. For Niche to name...
Chicago-area public high schools are among best in America, new ranking says
A new ranking of the top public high schools in America had plenty of praise for Chicago Public Schools, with one ranking in the top-10 and two others close behind. The ranking, published by education-information website Niche, ranked the top public high schools in the United States, and several Chicago-area institutions made the cut.
Editorial: CTU wants to use other states to shame Springfield into finding billions more for schools. That ignores reality.
Can you imagine Illinois with a $17 billion budget surplus? Neither can we. But it does happen — elsewhere. One Midwestern neighbor, Minnesota, had a cool $17 billion cushion to work with less than two years ago when Gov. Tim Walz, now the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and state lawmakers were given the enviable task of what to do with the largesse. Minnesota had squirreled away more ...
Steve Millar’s 5 high school football games to watch in the Southland and Week 6 predictions
Mount Carmel, Richards, Sandburg, Marist and St. Rita are picks to click for the sixth week of the regular season. Mount Carmel (4-1, 1-0) at Brother Rice (2-3, 0-1) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday. Matchup breakdown: The Caravan heads into this CCL/ESCC Blue showdown averaging 43 points a game. Senior quarterback Jack Elliott (Vanderbilt) has thrown for 11 touchdowns and ran for 11 more, doing much of ...
Chicago School Closures Offer a Cautionary Tale as the Fiscal Cliff Looms
As commentators have warned, a perfect storm of financial trouble — declining enrollment, outdated buildings and the end of federal pandemic-relief funds — is descending on many school districts. In response, education leaders from Boston to Seattle are eyeing school closures. The conventional wisdom is that shuttering aging buildings with few students makes economic sense. […]
A year into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish college students struggle to find a shared home on campus
Since Adam Jaffe arrived in Evanston three years ago, Northwestern University Hillel has been the college senior’s home away from home. “It’s been always the place that, when I need to get out of the house, when I need to go for a walk, when I need to be with people and find community, that I go to,” said Jaffe, as he sat in a quiet space on the second floor of Northwestern Hillel, surrounded by picture windows with views onto a rainy day. “It really does feel like a home here at Northwestern.”
Kellogg School of Management Unveils Plans for New State-of-the-Art Building at Illinois Campus
Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management announced today plans for a cutting-edge, technology-enhanced facility on its Evanston, Illinois campus, marking a transformative step for business education. The building will serve as the centerpiece of the "Full Circle Campaign," a $600 million initiative designed to solidify Kellogg’s standing as an elite MBA institution and usher in a new era of collaboration between students, faculty, and global business leaders.
Amid CPS budget crisis, Johnson insists protecting teachers and students is sole focus
Mayor Johnson says reports that some Chicago School Board members are thinking of resigning amid pressure from him are just rumors. But, he doesn’t deny his intention to steer Chicago Public Schools (CPS) through the current budget crisis.
Four unpopular ways CPS could close its budget gap
Chicago Public Schools needs hundreds of millions in extra funding to cover basic costs in the next school year, but officials can't agree where to find it.Why it matters: Various options on the table could end up hurting taxpayers, school staff, the district's credit rating and even students in other parts of the state, leaving no perfect solution.Catch up fast: When the school board passed its $9.9 billion budget in late July, it did not include — against the wishes of Mayor Brandon Johnson — $175 million for non-teacher pensions or money for a new Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) contract.The...
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