School News

Scared by the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, Theo Williams, 10, who lives in Logan Square and attends a Chicago Public grade school, says, "I really, really, really want no more killings." He backs that up with action and you can help. 

Five students at Roberto Clemente Community Academy, 1147 W. Division, were taken to

Officer Friendly, 14th District Officer Tom McNamara, is standing in the hall at Goethe Elementary School, 2236 N Rockwell St.

Free Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and train rides during the first day of Chicago Public Schools' on Tues., Sept. 6, for all students and accompanying adults was announced Thursday by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. 

Voices were raised in protest against accepting Federal grant seed money to add 24 new charters in Chicago's already financially strapped system. 

High school sophomores have an opportunity to learn more about the Chicago Police and Firefighter Training Academy (CPFTA) and being part of the Cadet Class of 2018. 

The Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Board agreed today to free rides for students

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced Wed., Oct. 22, that they are adding $28 million to their coffers from the sale of their downtown headquarters building, 125 S. Clark St and another $3.5+ million for the former Peabody School, 1444 W. Augusta. 

Following prescribed procedures, the Progressive Reform Caucus (PRC) attempted once again to get a vote for an elected school board as a referendum on the Feb. 24, 2015, ballots. But "political shenanigans," as 45th Ward Alderman John Arena put it, kept it off the ballot. But is it over?