Chicago school debt turning to 'junk'
A bond rating service has downgraded debt assumed by Chicago Public Schools to junk status. This is becoming a habit.
News & Issues
Peoria Gulen charter buys political ads in Philly
A company that runs a charter school in Peoria was linked to political attack ads in the Philadelphia mayoral race this spring.
What good comes of giving surgeons grades?
Based on a NYT op-ed piece, education shouldn't be subjected to wrong-headed statistical measures, partly because doing so yields mediocrity.
Sandra Bland: Blacks are treated differently
When saying "All Lives Matter" some black people want to know when in our history did "black lives" ever truly matter?
Obituary: George Cooper
The executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a graduate of Illinois, has died.
2 Md. teachers accused of sexual abuse
2 teachers in Md. have been accused of inappropriate sexual activity with students they befriended. A look at the laws and tips to help the problem.
Court in Turkey rules in favor of Gulen charters
A network of charter schools based in Turkey, said to be part of a "parallel state" being run by a leader in exile, will remain open.
Dwarfs object to school mascot in Freeburg IL
Should Freeburg Comm H.S. near St Louis change its mascot from the Midgets to something else to avoid offending dwarfs?
N.M.: AIR can't split Pearson's contract for PARCC
A N.M. judge ruled the contract between Pearson & PARCC, negotiated by N.M., is shielded from a challenge by a competitive test provider.
Quadruple shooting in Baltimore kills a teen
Homicide of a 16-year-old Baltimore resident reminds us of the violence that pervades the city, still more than two months after Freddie Gray's death.