Toxic Legacy: How Lead in Schools Is Silently Harming Black Kids

July 13, 2025

By: Word In Black

South Side Teacher Honored with $10K Award for Transformative Impact in the Classroom

July 6, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback

UNCF Raises More Than $1 Million at its “A Mind Is…” Gala

June 20, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

CTU Members Approve New Contract with Raises, Smaller Classes, and More Support Staff

April 15, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback

Chicago Teachers Union Approves Tentative Contract with CPS, Full Member Vote Next Week

April 3, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Mayor Johnson Sees Hope in Tentative CPS-CTU Deal Aimed at Strengthening Chicago Schools

March 28, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Illinois Leaders Respond to Trump’s Move to Dismantle Department of Education

March 21, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback

Trump Begins Axing the Dept. of Education

March 21, 2025

By: Word In Black

Illinois Education Leader Warns Trump’s U.S. Education Department Cuts Threaten Vulnerable Students, State Programs

March 12, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Investing in Our Future: SCSDD and UNCF Host 2025 Scholarship Gala to Support Chicagoland Students

February 16, 2025

By: Site Editor