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Researchers at the University of Chicago have teamed with community groups to launch a $1 million youth anti-violence program that will include a rare component: a rigorous, scientific evaluation to determine whether it's cost-effective.

Company paid Dr. Michael Reinstein to promote Seroquel despite misgivings about his research.

Teachers in Evanston- Skokie School District 65 used to be judged on what they did in the classroom. Now their evaluations -- and their pay -- will also depend on what their students do.

This year for the first time, city schools are offering free universal breakfast to nearly every student, but some nutritional experts warn that the sugary processed foods fed to children are setting them up for unhealthy habits and other problems.

After a fight caught on video at Fenger High School sparked national outrage two weeks ago, Chicago Public Schools and Chicago police are once again being called upon to provide safe passage for students heading to and from school.

Chicago police are reviewing a video obtained by Fox 32 that shows the melee that left a Fenger Academy High School student being beaten to death Thursday after school.

As classes, dormitories and student commons fill up with students this fall, the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana has experienced a surge of swine flu. More than 600 cases have been reported, with about 30 added each day.

College applicants are reaching out to admissions officers every way they can -- even trying to sidle up to the powerful deciders online.

"Just the thought of a program called Race to the Top that ties our money to our schools terrifies me," said Kristine Mayle, 31, a Chicago Public Schools special education teacher who was referring to the federal benchmark program. "Some kids are going to be [left] behind."

The University of Illinois admissions scandal has cost the school about $440,000 in legal fees so far and has made it the target of a state inspector general's investigation, newly released documents show.