U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano) on Friday congratulating the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers men’s basketball team for reaching the NCAA Final Four and inspiring the nation.

IL Rising examinese CPS' fiscal And educational mess

Rosemont Elementary School District 78 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

The would-be founders of Chicago Classical Academy, which would have been a charter school rooted in the liberal arts and set apart from existing Chicago public schools, are discouraged that their application was not approved but they're not done, one would-be founder said during a recent interview.

Chicago Public School District 299 received the lowest financial ratings in Illinois by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) face the threat of a lawsuit from the Chicago Republican Party over recent student anti-gun protests, which were supported by school administrators.

Rosemont Elementary School District 78 was among the 640 Illinois school districts that achieved "financial recognition" by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.

Kennedy-King had the highest “on time” graduation rate among two-year schools in Chicago, according to the latest data compiled from U.S. Department of Education and Illinois State Comptroller tracking the performance and spending at 49 Illinois community colleges.

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Expense records obtained by Chicago City Wire show that Chicago Public Schools spent nearly $100,000 on international student trips booked through a Chicago-based travel agency over the past year.

Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.

Three colleges in Chicago spent more per graduate of all Illinois two-year schools during the 2016 academic year, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of data tracking the performance and spending at 48 Illinois community colleges.

About 10 percent of Perspectives Chtr-Leadership Academy students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 90 percent of students failed.

About 37 percent of Cics-avalon/South Shore students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 63 percent of students failed.

About 16 percent of Kipp Academy Chicago Campus students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 84 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 40 percent of Univ of Chicago Chtr-Nth Kenwood students are considered on track for the next grade level.

Academic results data released recently reveals 11 percent of Univ of Chicago Chtr-Woodlawn students are considered on track for the next grade level.

About 12 percent of Kipp Chicago Charters-Bloom Campus students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 88 percent of students failed.

Academic results data released recently reveals 20 percent of Univ of Chicago Chtr-Donoghue students are considered on track for the next grade level.