1979: The U.S. Office for Civil Rights charged in a 102-page document that the Chicago Board of Education had systematically ...

We have a model for how to do this successfully. The model is called the “magnet school.” Until recently these were the only public schools that actually competed for students, They were ...

Two Wake County schools that teach students to be “environmentally literate citizens” and “good stewards of the Earth” have been named among the best magnet schools in the nation.

CHICAGO (AP) — For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout. The four-year agreement includes pay hikes, hiring ...

Serena Maria Daniels is an editor for Eater, Midwest region, responsible for coverage in Chicago, Detroit ... is working to change that by providing schools and community organizations with ...