Emmanuel Camarillo

Candidates for school board have until May 26 to gather enough signatures and file their petitions. Many candidates said they wanted to focus on increasing reading and math scores, making sure the board maintains independence and improving financial transparency.

Four candidates have already filed for school board president, and a fifth from the Chicago Teachers Union plans to join them. Up until now, the mayor appointed that position and held sway over what came up for a board vote. Now that power will go to someone elected.

Four candidates have already filed for school board president, and a fifth from the Chicago Teachers Union plans to join them. Up until now, the mayor appointed that position and held sway over what came up for a board vote. Now that power will go to someone elected.

After 18-year-old Ricardo Navarette and his mother, Liliana, were detained by immigration officials in March, the teen's school and soccer community rallied to call attention to their case.

Five candidates are running for the powerful president's seat, but incumbents are running unopposed in two districts. The other 18 districts have competitive races with two or three contenders.

Ricardo Navarrete took part in his high school's intramural soccer tournament a day after being released from immigration detention. It was his first game since federal immigration authorities took him and his mother into custody earlier this year.

The review is significant because the Vatican often rejects such petitions. The group of parents who appealed to the pope is also calling on the Archdiocese of Chicago to institute a three-year moratorium on Catholic school closures.

The district’s eight graders will take the PreACT 9 Secure exam in October instead of the current HSAT. The new test is more than twice as long and won’t be offered in multiple languages, like the current exam.

Destiny Singleton, Rigoberto De La Torre Fonseca and Zachary McCarney recently graduated from Chicago Public Schools as part of the class of 2026. With diplomas in hand, here's what they're reflecting on as they prepare for what comes next.

Destiny Singleton, Rigoberto De La Torre Fonseca and Zachary McCarney recently graduated from Chicago Public Schools as part of the class of 2026. With diplomas in hand, here’s what they’re reflecting on as they prepare for what comes next.