Chicago Public Schools third- through eighth-grade state test scores increased in 2024, with reading finally surpassing 2019 levels. But for Chicago’s 11th grade students, both reading and math remained below pre-pandemic levels.

The future of our public schools is on the ballot — this election is our chance to affirm that education is, and must remain a public good. For the first time, Chicago voters have the opportunity to elect leaders who value public education and will protect that right for all our children.

By 1980, financial mismanagement led Chicago Public Schools to lose its ability to borrow money, to miss multiple payrolls and vendor payments, and to drop deep into debt. The state stepped in with a financial oversight authority.

World War I, when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany started on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The more-than-a-century old federal holiday each Nov. 11 honors America's veterans. Most public agencies, including schools, post offices and local governments are closed.

Some offices and businesses will close Monday as communities, including in Houston, recognize those who have served as part of the United States Armed Forces on Veterans Day. Here's what will be closed and open during Veterans Day.

Veterans Day is Monday, a federal holiday that celebrates those who've served in the U.S. armed forces. Here's what open and closed in Oregon.