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From left: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Dawes Elementary Principal Teresa Quinn, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon and State Superintendent Tony Sanders attend the 2026 Blue Ribbon School recognition ceremony at John Mills Elementary School in Elmwood Park. Dawes Elementary was one of 24 schools in the state to receive the Blue Ribbon School distinction for high academic performance or progress in closing school achievement gaps. (Evanston/Skokie School District 65)

Glenview, Evanston, Wilmette schools win prestigious Governor’s Blue Ribbon award

By Claire Murphy

October 31, 2026 at 7:47 a.m.

The Blue Ribbon School award was reinstated at the state level by Gov. JB Pritzker...

Chicago Board of Education presidential candidates Jessica Biggs, from left, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson. (Arthur Maiorella and Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Tangle with Springfield forms crux of school board president debate on CPS finances

By Shun Graves

October 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago school board president candidates disagree on solutions for the district’s precarious finances.

The Indian Prairie School District 204 office is at the Crouse Education Center at 780 Shoreline Drive in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Indian Prairie D204 sees lower absenteeism rates, continued high proficiency rates on 2026 Illinois Report Card

By Molly Morrow

October 31, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

School District 204 continued to post high proficiency rates in ELA, math and science, and...

High School District 230 Superintendent Robert Nolting and board President Lynn Zeder listen at a school board meeting Aug. 27, 2026, at Stagg High School. (Evy Lewis/Daily Southtown)

High School District 230 welcomes new teachers, celebrates ‘exciting start’ after stormy summer

By Evy Lewis

August 28, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

After a summer marked by storms, Orland High School District 230 welcomed new teachers and...

Thea Bowman Leadership Academy school board members Anthony Titus and LoShay Willis confer during Wednesday's board meeting. (Carole Carlson/For the Post-Tribune)

In wake of governing concerns, Thea Bowman names five new school board members

By Carole Carlson

August 27, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

The Thea Bowman Leadership Academy in Gary gained five new members on its seven-member board...

Chicago Public Schools CEO Macquline King testifies during a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing on parental rights and school content policies on June 10, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP)

Congressional committee requests information on Chicago Public Schools’ gender policies and curriculum

By Kate Perez

August 27, 2026 at 6:11 p.m.

The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce is continuing its investigation into Chicago...

Chicago Board of Education board member Jennifer Custer heads off to a closed session during a meeting at the Loop office on March 4, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

School board president candidate Jennifer Custer drops out of race

By Kate Armanini

August 27, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

School board member Jennifer Custer announced Thursday that she’s dropping out of the board president...

Pins ready for use by students during the RedHawk induction ceremony at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gov. Mike Braun announces tuition freeze at Indiana public colleges

By Carole Carlson

August 28, 2026 at 6:29 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday praised his statewide tuition freeze order saying it makes college more affordable...

Ashli Watts, with her two children, Phthalo Seriguchi, 3, and Saadiq Seriguchi, 3 months, attends the launch of Kennedy-King College’s midwifery program on Aug. 25, 2026. Watts, a doula, is applying to join the inaugural class of midwives. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

‘This is a calling’: Kennedy-King College set to launch midwifery degree program

By Kate Perez

August 26, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

The school, part of City Colleges of Chicago, launched the licensed certified professional midwifery associate's...

Students line up to enter the building on the first day of school, Aug. 24, 2026, at Leland Elementary in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CPS says it is restoring more than 300 full-time school positions

By Kate Perez

August 26, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools has rehired more than 300 full-time employees, officials said.

Salvation Army Auxiliary Captain Jim Prichard, right, works with volunteers during a storm-relief food and water distribution event at Portage High School in Indiana on Aug. 13, 2026. School employees will not lose pay for days missed after the storm. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage school employees getting paid for missed days from storm

By Doug Ross

August 25, 2026 at 2:22 p.m.

Portage Township Schools employees are being paid for their time off because of the Aug....

Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville is the top-ranking Naperville-area school on the U.S. News and World Report rankings list for 2026-27. It came in at 12th in Illinois and 295th in the nation out of 18,000 schools cited in the report. (Naperville Sun)

Neuqua Valley again tops U.S. News school rankings for Naperville area

By Michelle Mullins

August 24, 2026 at 5:41 p.m.

Naperville-area high schools rank among the best in the state and made the top 1,000...

First-year Glen Park Academy Principal Erin Mason, left, talks about the first day of school after an eight-day power outage with Superintendent Yvonne Stokes on Monday. (Carole Carlson/For the Post-Tribune)

‘It’s been an interesting start’: A ‘reset’ school year underway in Gary

By Carole Carlson

August 24, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Monday marked the “second” first day of school for Gary Community School Corp. students whose...