Coverage of secondary education in Chicago focuses on middle school and high school curriculum, graduation requirements and the student experience. This includes academic programs, school responses to wellbeing challenges and local graduation metrics.
Incumbent Therese Boyle and challenger Katherine Dunneback are competing for the Chicago School Board seat representing District 9b.
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October 30, 2026
Roman Igwebuike Named Butkus Award SemifinalistThe Chicago linebacker earns recognition as one of fifteen national semifinalists for the high school Butkus Award.
October 28, 2026
Chicago Candidates Propose Restoring School RatingsTen school board candidates are pushing to bring back a singular performance rating system for local public schools.
October 28, 2026
Student Secures Pete Crow-Armstrong Graduation VisitA viral TikTok video has successfully met a challenge to bring the Cubs outfielder to a Chicago high school graduation.
October 27, 2026
Corliss High School Security Recovers Student GunSecurity staff discovered a firearm on a juvenile student during a routine morning screening at the Pullman campus.
October 27, 2026
Peralta to Seek Chicago District 1b School Board SeatCandidate Peralta runs for the District 1b Chicago School Board position in the upcoming November 2026 election.
October 23, 2026
Teenagers Hospitalized After Chemical Attack at Chicago SchoolThree students were transported to local hospitals after a chemical irritant was sprayed at a Washington Heights campus.
October 14, 2026
Chicago Official Cleared of Misconduct AllegationsThe Chicago Public Schools inspector general found no evidence of sexual misconduct by board candidate Hilario Dominguez.
October 14, 2026
Willie Wilson Requested DOJ Probe of Chicago SchoolsThe request seeks a federal investigation into alleged civil rights violations within the city's under-enrolled high schools.
September 30, 2026
Court Allowed Negligence Lawsuit Against Charter SchoolAn Illinois appeals court permitted a student's lawsuit to proceed following a 2022 football injury.
September 25, 2026
Chicago Parents Have Reported Bullying Policy FailuresFamilies claim Chicago schools consistently fail to enforce mandatory anti-bullying policies.
Regular subjects here include changes to curriculum standards, graduation requirements, student wellbeing programs and regional academic performance. Reporting reaches across the city and the communities around it. Differences between student success rates often highlight the impact of resource allocation and varying program implementation. Changes to testing protocols and the adjustment of graduation requirements occur more frequently than structural shifts in classroom instruction.
