As commissioner, Martinez is now responsible for overseeing the state’s education priorities and ensuring districts are ...

Pedro Martinez, formerly of Chicago Public Schools, officially started his job Tuesday morning. For some, Martinez is a divisive choice, while others are confident he'll fight hard for student needs.

The city of Chicago has done the equivalent of emptying its checking account, and the explanations out of City Hall don’t ...

City Hall budget officials say major sources of revenues in the city’s general fund came in far lower than anticipated.

Two factors outside the city’s control explain the situation: a $165 million reduction in Chicago’s share of revenues from the personal property replacement tax, and a disputed $175 million pension ...

Interim CPS CEO Macqueline King adjusted the district's deficit last week to $734 million, $200 million more than her ...

A former Chicago Public Schools administrator has been found guilty of sexually abusing a former student. Former dean Brian ...

District officials say the number of special education teachers will likely increase, but there would be fewer classroom ...

Illinois school districts were already preparing for tighter budgets. Now the Trump administration is withholding almost $7 ...

The Chicago Police Department exceeded its nearly $2 billion budget, approved by the Chicago City Council, by $207 million, ...

A former Chicago Public Schools dean was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing a 15-year-old student at Little Village Lawndale High School, according to the law firm representing the victim.