Education

This weekend in River Forest and Chicago hundreds of young ballet dancers are competing for scholarships as part of the Youth America Grand Prix. One judge joins Good Day Chicago to talk about the talent in the Chicago area.

We are learning more about the timeline of a controversial plan to build a $150 million open-enrollment school in Chicago's Near South Side neighborhood.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members celebrate 115 years of service this month. The Chicago Theta Omega Chapter is also celebrating 100 years. President Kimberley Egonmwan shares how the chapter has adapted over the years.

If you have a child that's applying to college, make sure they know grades and test scores aren't the only important pieces of a college application. Arvin Vohra, author of the new book "Invitation to the Ivies", joined Good Day Chicago to talk more about how unique extracurricular activities can help an applicant stand out from the crowd.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot denied reneging on a promise to the CTU by her handpicked school team to give rank-and-file teachers and school support staff the same 12 weeks of paid parental leave already provided to all 32,000 city employees.

More than 1,000 faculty members at UIC walked out of the classrooms Tuesday and to the picket line.

Faculty members at the University of Illinois Chicago went on strike Tuesday after nine months of negotiations and failing to reach a contract agreement during a marathon bargaining session Monday.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS CEO Pedro Martinez toured the months-old Belmont-Cragin Elementary School on Tuesday.

Jennifer Finetti, director of student advocacy at Scholarship Owl, talks about financially preparing your children for the transition to college.

Faculty members at the University of Illinois Chicago are going on strike Tuesday after nine months of negotiations and failing to reach a contract agreement during a marathon bargaining session Monday.

The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded 110 years ago by 22 women. The founders wanted to empower women to embrace sisterhood, scholarship and service. The sorority was found on the Howard University campus and now has chapters across the county including Chicago.

University public safety sent out an alert to students at 6 a.m. Friday to avoid Davenport Hall as they look into an "unconfirmed bomb threat."