Teachers' unions and community groups make it very, very hard to close high-cost, low-enrollment schools.

Chicago schools are supposed to provide bilingual education for newcomer students, but don't have the teachers to teach in other languages -- or English as a second language specialists.

Passing students who don't show up regularly or do the work is "just crazy," says an "A" students -- and many of her teachers in Chicago.

Chicago teachers say they were told to pass all migrant students, regardless of their academic skills.

Black parents are the most likely to choose charter, selective enrollment or magnet schools in Chicago, reports Sarah Karp for WBEZ. She...

"Equality in misery" is the new plan for Chicago Public Schools, writes Paul Vallas, who lost the race for mayor to Brandon Johnson, a...

Chicago Public Schools are relying on "academic interventionists" to help students catch up in reading and math, reports Mila Koumpilova...

A threatened strike by Los Angeles Unified's service workers -- custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special-education aides --...