Chicago Teachers Union is striking for the learning conditions of children as well as the working conditions of teachers. Schoolteachers cite a lack of resources, a scarcity of social workers and nurses, and classrooms with more than 40 children as contributing to the dire state of public education.

Though countries such as England, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Australia and Japan have an established history of Fine Arts doctoral programs, the wordless dissertation remains a revolutionary idea in the United States. Artists and educators question whether the discipline needs a doctorate.

Artists seek justice for victims of police torture.

Historic Lawndale synagogue faces imminent destruction.

Marina Abramović searches for a way to preserve a fleeting art form.

A conversation with iconoclastic architect Stanley Tigerman.

A look into Werner Herzog’s new documentary, “Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life.”

A look at "The Interrupter's" showing this month at the Gene Siskel Film Center.