The Illinois Secretary of State is calling on the Belleville school district to stop using a transportation service involved in a Metro East crash that killed a studen

Contract negotiations between teachers and administrators at the Cahokia School District #187 are such that teachers are no longer required to give notice before walking off the job.

Republican lieutenant governor nominee Aaron Del Mar sat down with Reanne Weil on Monday.

Kankakee High School has seen an increase of physical altercations between students since the 2026-27 year has began, school officials said.

Superintendent Chala Holland warned of a “deeply concerning pattern” over the last several weeks, including “multiple incidents of antisemitism, racism and the use of anti-gay slurs.”

Students requested the return of their daily 15-minute physical education activity after it was reduced because of new school curriculums.

As the November election gets closer, the Champaign School District...

CLINTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The Clinton school district is seeking community input as it searches for its next leader. Community members are being asked to take a brief survey to help the school b…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — As the November election gets closer, the Champaign School District is opening their school doors to the community to show them why they need upgrades — and why…

The Minooka High School District 111 board of education finally approved a fiscal year 2027 budget on Sept. 16, 2026.

SPRINGFIELD — A couple months after Danville Area Community College lost funding, the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) announced Monday that Danville Community Consolidated School District 118...

Bell to Bell Policy in Affect at Sterling Schools   Sterling Public Schools are now enforcing Illinois’ new “bell-to-bell” cell phone restriction, keeping student devices put away from the start...

University of Illinois architecture professor involved in the project, Joseph Altshuler, asked to set up a station at the Urbana neighborhood night where students and families could write and draw out...

A school district is in mourning after the death of a beloved teacher.

Nationwide, about 200 school districts, including Wilmington District 209-U, annually receive Section 7002 payments because of federally owned property within their boundaries.

By Shannon AdcockPresident, Awake Illinois & Opinion Contributor Illinois ranks next to last on whether its public schools put students

Teresa Ramos heads the IL Dept of Early Childhood.

Illinois DoIT won a 2026 NASCIO award for safety technology at the Illinois School for the Blind, cutting emergency response times in half.

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — Officials are investigating after a fire broke out at a former school in Urbana Saturday evening. The Urbana Fire Department responded to the old Washington School build…

The opinion piece in the Sept. 27 Daily Herald by High School District 214 Superintendent Scott Rowe is the latest effort in the district’s campaign to tout the $295 million bond referendum on the N...

Hilario Dominguez, a candidate running for president of Chicago’s elected Board of Education, pushed back on claims this weekend that he had inappropriate interactions with a student.

Some fourth- and fifth-grade students in Flossmoor School District 161’s gifted education program are completing enrichment work at seventh- and eighth-grade levels, district officials said during a...

(The Center Square) – Last year, Illinois schools spent $1.86 billion on transportation to get students to and from school each day. In the wake of increased fuel prices, especially

With a $159 million referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot, Yorkville School District 115 Superintendent Matt Zediker addressed efforts to stay ahead of the enrollment growth and need for building improvements...

Maine Township High School Dist. 207 school board members Monday (Oct. 5) expect to hear more about $24 million in capital improvement projects planned for next summer.

The Crescent-Iroquois CUSD #249 Board of Education conducted a budget hearing Monday, Sept. 21, prior to the regular meeting. The hearing was called to order by president Steve Massey at

Black parents have “the talk” with their children to prepare and protect them from being hurt or killed when racially profiled.

In what is either a profile in courage or political stubbornness, Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t say whether he’ll allow the state to opt in to a federal tax credit educational

Flossmoor school officials presented a $10 million construction plan for major renovations at Flossmoor Hills and Western Avenue schools.

Flossmoor SD 161 is beginning a strategic planning process that will rely on input from families, staff, students and the broader community.

QUINCY–An evening celebrating big ideas, remarkable people and the potential of Quincy Public Schools is coming to the Oakley-Lindsay Center on Friday, Nov. 6, as the Quincy Public Schools Foundation...

Buffalo Grove High School security guard Orlando Rivas died shielding the lives of students from a falling pole near the school parking lot. Now, even in death, he continues to help save lives, includ...

The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president.

The McLean County Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2026 State of Education at Heartland Community College on Friday, featuring discussions on K-12 and higher education challenges including AI integra…

People representing 15 nations were at tables explaining the customs and features of those countries.

The Bond County Community Unit 2 Board of Education began a program in 2023 in which two high school students are appointed as non-voting members of the board. One is a senior and the other a junior....

Superintendent Chala Holland said recent incidents in schools and nearby towns harmed students, families and staff.

DUNLAP, Ill. (25News Now) - A new indoor athletic facility is giving Dunlap School District 323 students a hub...