How the Top 10 Illinois high school teams Fared (WIFR Rockford)

7 September 2008, 8:17 pm

How the Top 10 Illinois high school teams fared... read more

Chicago public school students protest disparities in per-pupil spending (The Kansas City Star)

5 September 2008, 11:02 pm

CHICAGO | It’s the first week of school for 13-year-old Nadell Jackson and his 14-year-old brother Natavis. They’re hoping — in Nadell’s words — to “get smarter and learn a lot more.”... read more

Lesbian, Gay Chicago Public High School Proposed (NBC 5 Chicago)

5 September 2008, 5:07 pm

An LGBTQA Chicago Public Schools ( CPS ) high school has been proposed and, if given the green light, the school would join the likes of New York's Harvey Milk High School in becoming a national model in providing a welcoming, safe education for queer and questioning youth and their allies.... read more

Back to school for Chicago public school students after protest (The Pantagraph)

5 September 2008, 3:23 pm

CHICAGO -- Public school students who skipped classes to protest unequal education funding were urged to return to their desks Thursday after the boycott was prematurely called off. | Video... read more

The State Tries to Recover Grant Money For a Chicago School (Chicago Public Radio)

4 September 2008, 1:14 pm

Audio Available Illinois is trying to recover grant money for a private school in Chicago that mistakenly received a million dollar state grant.... read more

Chicago school protest ends; governor OKs meeting (AP via Yahoo! News)

4 September 2008, 12:10 pm

The state senator who led a school boycott to protest underfunded Chicago schools cut it short after two days and said Thursday he will be talking to Gov. Rod Blagojevich soon to discuss solutions.... read more