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School Funding

Hundreds of Chicago students could lose support due to funding issue

  • Apr 10

Lawsuits filed against Trump admin. as grant for IL schools cut

  • Dec 30, 2025

Students, leaders divided over Northwestern's federal funding deal

  • Dec 3, 2025

Northwestern University reaches deal to restore federal funding

  • Nov 29, 2025

Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

  • Nov 4, 2025

US DOE pulls millions in CPS funding for magnet schools program

  • Sep 26, 2025

Brown University strikes agreement with Trump administration

  • Aug 1, 2025

Safe Passage workers call for CPS Board to support program funding

  • May 29, 2025

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Hundreds of Chicago students could lose support due to funding issue

  • Apr 10
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Students, leaders divided over Northwestern's federal funding deal

  • Dec 3, 2025
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Northwestern University reaches deal to restore federal funding

  • Nov 29, 2025
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DOE to release some frozen grants for after-school and summer programs

  • Jul 18, 2025
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My Very Own Library program gifts New Jersey students 240K free books

  • Mar 23, 2021
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30 Catholic schools in Chicago to get more than $90M investment over 10 years under new partnership

  • Jan 30, 2020
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Chicago Public Schools to host public forums for feedback on school budgeting decisions

  • Dec 13, 2019
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Parents rush to save Catholic school on NW Side amid apparent shutdown threat

  • Nov 7, 2019

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St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School to close due to funding issues in Prospect Heights

A suburban community is in shock as St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic School announced it will close its doors.

  • May 19, 2025
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Illinois regains access to $77M in federal education funds following judge's order

A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states' access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds for public schools, including more than $77 million for Illinois.

  • May 8, 2025

Northwestern University to self-fund research halted by Trump $790M funding freeze

Northwestern University says it will self-fund research that's been halted as part of the Trump administration's $790 million funding freeze.

  • Apr 18, 2025

Antisemitic graffiti found on Northwestern campus; school officials searching for suspects

Antisemitic graffiti has been cleaned up on Northwestern's campus.

  • Apr 15, 2025

White House confirms freezing $790M in federal funds for Northwestern University

Northwestern University now joins a growing list of colleges across the country to have its federal funding frozen by the Trump administration.

  • Apr 9, 2025