There are big changes in the way Chicago school kids will be accepted into magnet schools and selective enrollment high schools. Elizabeth Brackett has the details. Upcoming CPS community meetings on the new policies

Houses of worship and private schools have been receiving state tax dollars, and this has reignited the church-state debate. We talk with a state representative who has helped send money to a Jesuit-run high school and an ACLU member with concerns about the practice.

Teacher turnover is high in many urban schools. We visit a teacher training program that is trying to reverse the trend. Urban Teacher Education Program

Some schools do major fundraising to make up for what they don't get from taxes. Eddie Arruza shows us how some parents and teachers transformed Nettelhorst School a few years ago. The transformation is now the subject of a new book. How to Walk to School: Blueprint for a Neighborhood School Renaissance

A thousand college students from across the state came to Springfield to lobby lawmakers not to cut their student funding. They are just one of many groups that have a gripe with this year's budget. Elizabeth Brackett and her panel look at what kinds of options Illinois has to close the gap.

Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Mayor Daley held a summit on youth violence today in response to the beating death of Fenger High School student Derrion Albert. Rich Samuels tells us what they had to say, and has reaction from some local high school students.

The University of Illinois named an interim president over the weekend. Carol Marin talks with Stanley Ikenberry about what he can do to restore confidence in the state institution.

Chicago Public Schools chief Ron Huberman joins us to talk about the role of the schools when it comes to violent children.

We meet Northwestern University's new president, Morton Schapiro, and hear about his vision for the school. Web exclusive: watch our entire interview with Morton Schapiro.

We go inside a landmark power plant that has been transformed into a West Side charter school.

The mob beating of 16-year-old Fenger Academy High School student Derrion Albert has attracted national attention. We talk to Rev. Jesse Jackson about his meeting with Derrion's family today.

Three teens have been charged in connection with the fatal beating of a Fenger High School student killed on his way home from school. Rich Samuels has the latest on this story.

Joel and his panel discuss the week's top headlines: Oprah Winfrey joining Chicago's Olympic pitch team in Copenhagen next week; University of Illinois president Joseph White resigns in the wake of the admissions clout scandal; O'Hare Airport cited for numerous safety violations; Chicago cab drivers asking for a major rate hike; combustible Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley suspended for the rest of the season; and the Bears getting ready for the Seattle Seahawks. Guests:

University of Illinois President B. Joseph White will resign after months of controversy over the school's admissions practices. Elizabeth Brackett has the latest on his resignation and the next steps for the university.

A new documentary debuts this week that highlights a highly successful Chicago college preparatory school. One of the film's stars and a student share their keys to educational excellence. The Providence Effect Theaters where you can watch the documentary Providence St. Mel School

A researcher studying plague bacteria at the University of Chicago has died following exposure to deadly bacteria. Eddie Arruza and his panel discuss possible reasons this might have happened, and precautions taken by scientists studying potentially fatal diseases and bacteria.