chicago public schools News

Shots fired at Chicago school bus; 2 students hurt - Wednesday, January 14, 2009
CHICAGO - Authorities say shots have been fired at a school bus on Chicago's west side, but no students were hit. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford says the Wednesday...

Chicago Student, 12, Wins Dodge Caliber for School Attendance - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
CHICAGO — It took a Chicago Public Schools student a whole year to win a sleek perfect attendance prize—but she has a few years to go before she can use it. Ashley Martinez won...

Student's finger chopped off by falling window - Saturday, June 07, 2008
A student’s finger was chopped off at Lincoln Park High School when the window he was trying to open fell on his hand Friday morning on the North Side. The incident occurred at 10:10...

CPS students earn record $157 million in college - Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Students from this spring's Chicago Public Schools graduating class collected nearly $157 million in college scholarships, nearly twice the $82 million earned the year before and a district...

Student discipline shows racial trend - Thursday, June 25, 2009
A disproportionate number of African-American students in some Michigan school districts are being suspended and expelled, according to a report released Wednesday. The American Civil...

Gay school's students get a history lesson with 'Milk' - Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Gay students who attend this cozy third-floor Greenwich Village high school did not live through the launch of the national gay rights movement, which unfolded a few blocks away, and...

New York Students Improve in Reading and Math - Monday, June 23, 2008
Reading and math scores for New York students in grades three through eight improved significantly across the state this year, with particularly sizeable gains in the large urban areas,...

UGA students still party, but a little less so - Monday, July 28, 2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — For years, the higher-ups at the University of Georgia have tried to suppress the school's image as a booze fueled party school -- but from the looks of things,...

Lone Star College searches Student Ambassadors - Thursday, June 12, 2008
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas - Lone Star College-Montgomery is looking for a few good Student Ambassadors for the upcoming 2008-09 academic year. Student Ambassadors serve as the official...

Police roster: Some students creative in causing trouble - Wednesday, July 23, 2008
While students are enjoying summer vacation, Gwinnett County Schools police have been busy investigating cases lingering from the school year. The following are recently released incident...