The Trump administration's plan to dismantle the US Department of Education has caused intense arguments in the Illinois ...

New Jersey and 19 other U.S. states have taken the Trump administration to court over its proposed cuts to the Department of ...

The Illinois state flag is sometimes derided as an “SOB” — a state “Seal on a Bedsheet.” The white banner emblazoned with the ...

The department’s Office for Civil Rights on Friday announced it has begun investigating 45 universities for failing to follow ...

Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington is among 60 universities the federal Department of Education is investigating for ...

The schools under scrutiny include dozens of state schools and two Ivy Leagues. A number of private schools are also being ...

Gov. JB Pritzker delivered more harsh criticism against President Donald Trump’s administration over attempts to drastically ...

The remarks also came days after the U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated a $26.3 million grant to the Illinois State ...

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...

UChicago is the latest school under investigation by the Trump administration over allegations of discrimination.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Michael T. Benson, president of Coastal Carolina University, has been named president of West ...

The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia ...