A low-income family of four in 1950 could still afford rent and utilities for nearly half of Chicago apartments. It's a far ...

Critics point to the evaluation system as cause for a decline in the number of Black teachers in Chicago Public Schools.

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the country thrived in the 1890s, when tariffs were high, but historians say ...

He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago at 18 ... was one of the causes at the root of international poverty. But he considered confiscation a “very dumb way ...

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and ...

With Congress threatening to cut federal spending on several key social service programs, we are gravely concerned about the catastrophic consequences this will have on millions of households.

Amid plans to slash more than 1,300 jobs from the U.S. Department of Education, a Boston office is also on the chopping block ...

The layoffs, combined with recent staff buyouts, mean that the number of Education Department staff has dropped by nearly 50% ...

Chalkbeat reports that about a third of the department's staff will lose their jobs through a “reduction in force." Combined ...

Chicago's eastern boundary is formed by Lake ... Kenwood and Hyde Park are not as affected as areas west of Lake Michigan (where poverty is more prevalent), but it's still best to stay alert ...