Chicago Public Schools

The 17-year-old ships off to the prestigious U.S. Naval Academy next month.

The former Whitney Young assistant said Taft "is ready to turn a corner."

Grishaber, an assistant principal at Whitney Young High School, will become principal of Taft on July 1.

Ald. Matt O'Shea believed improvements at MPHS would change the perception of the neighborhood school.

Despite being severely overcrowded, Oriole Park has test scores that rank it as one of the city's best.

The short list includes Interim Principal Carolyn Rownd, who has led the school since November.

Welles Park will get a long-awaited playground, Clark Park a less-desired track-and-field facility.

Ald. William Burns denied making a "backroom deal" to move another school into the building.

CPS is investigating claims that Mckenzie Phlipot was bullied before her May 8 suicide.

The three finalists will meet with members of the community and answer questions at the forum.

The tower added $60,000 to the school's budget, which has been cut in each of the last two years.

The playground will be built Aug. 9, in time for the 2014-15 school year. 

State law prohibits teachers "on leave" from serving on Local School Councils, CPS says.

A letter to parents and teachers said the work would begin in six bathrooms at the elementary school.