Scissors in hand, Hispanic moms in the Hegewisch neighborhood sneak into their children’s schoolyard and snip herbs from the ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

If you’re going to stick to the traditional nine-month school year, at least line up breaks with the nice weather.

Some Chicago nonprofits are busy this weekend helping students and teachers get ready to go back to school. Volunteers spent ...

More than 1,200 custodians got layoff notices on Friday. CPS said it now plans to rehire 750 of those custodians directly as ...

Chicago Public Schools is painting itself into a corner by attempting to cover the city’s $175 million pension bill.

As CPS grapples with a massive budget deficit, new state figures show the gap between what CPS has and what it needs is ...

Chicago Public Schools will receive an additional $76 million in state funding due to declining local tax revenues and a ...

CPS officials are faced with closing a whopping $734 million deficit by the end of the month. There is little wiggle room to cut costs or bring in revenue.

CPS is ending all of its private custodial contracts, citing a budget crunch and a desire for more “streamlined” custodial ...

The union representing school leaders said it has negotiated the district’s first ever collective bargaining agreement, pending approval by its membership and the school board.

Plans to launch a new Jewish high school in Ontario, Canada, next year were also devised as a response to concerns over ...