In February, not long after Donald Trump took office Mayor Brandon Johnson was texting with 27th Ward Ald. Walter Burnett, Johnson’s vice mayor and an important City Council ally. “He is going to ...

Our public libraries serve as a great equalizer, offering the chance for anyone — rich and poor alike — to access great ...

We made a mistake during Covid, and we’re going to fix it,’” former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said of Democrats on education policy.

The U.S. Education Department is cancelling previously approved pandemic relief funding, leaving school districts scrambling with budgets and programs.

"You've seen what DOGE proposed, what Elon Musk proposed," Gov. JB Pritzker said recently. "We don't know if there’s going to ...

At the heart of the exchange is President Donald Trump’s desire to withhold funding from school districts with diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

A strike by 28,000 teachers in one of America’s largest school districts would be a catalyst for a broader, nationwide fight ...

The Trump administration announced it would pause $790 million for the Evanston school amid civil rights investigations.

The impact of the upheaval could vary greatly across the country. New York, for example, is not feeling significant effects ...

Wisconsin education officials are unraveling the way cuts will impact school budgets, staffing and programs, but moving ...