House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) argued before passage of the state's education funding reform bill on Aug. 28 that it was what Illinois and its schoolchildren needed to move forward.

The Northwestern University women’s field hockey team got its regular season underway in late August when the Wildcats took on nationally ranked opponents in back-to-back games.

A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools.

Tim Burns expects to lose on Monday night.

Some Illinois residents are paying property tax bills based on outdated and overpriced assessments, leading to an unfair burden to pay for the schools in their districts, according to a recent release from Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton).

Roosevelt University is calling on area employers to come help its students start their career journeys, according to a recent press release.

Developing a playbook to convince children at predominantly white New Trier High School that they need to drive out their inbred racism is a costly proposition – for taxpayers.

Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), a contender in next year’s governor race, said he unequivocally supported the Senate’s override of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto of the state's K-12 funding measure, according to Capitol Fax.

House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) slammed Democratic House leadership for a meaningless exercise on Wednesday while schools throughout the state continue to wait for funding.

Winston Campus Junior High's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Winston Churchill Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Wood Oaks Junior High School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Sen. Tom Rooney (R-Rolling Meadows) is asking the House to not make the same mistake the Senate did and instead vote against overriding Sen. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the state's school funding bill.

Wilmette Junior High School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Windsor Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Winston Campus Elementary's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of the state's K-12 funding bill puts all Illinois schools on even ground, Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) said in a statement, according to Capitol Fax.

North Cook County's 46 school districts will receive an extra $1.05 million this year if the Illinois House accepts Gov. Bruce Rauner's version of a school funding bill, according to an analysis by the Illinois State Board of Education.

William Fremd High School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

The principal of Notre Dame College Prep in Niles contends that parents should be able to receive public funding to support their children’s’ education, even if they attend faith-based schools.