Ninth-grade teacher Elizabeth Metts was surprised with the Milken Educator Award and a $25,000 prize during a school assembly ...

History teacher Elizabeth Metts received the Milken Educator of the Year Award during a surprise ceremony at Excel Academy ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Imagine the feeling of setting a goal you thought was unrealistic – only to achieve it despite huge odds. Dozens of grads at the Excel Academy schools did just that. CBS 2's Steven ...

Northwood residents voted unanimously last night to back up a decision made by the Northwood Civic Association to allow a new school on the property of Friends Hospital. Civic Association President ...

WASHINGTON — As students in D.C. began a new school year Monday morning, students from the first all-girls school under D.C. Public Schools received a special welcome back to school. “Today I am proud ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- When the young women at Excel Academy Englewood encounter challenges in the future following their passion, they're going to remember the women's empowerment brunch at their school.

Excel Academy contains 4 schools and 234 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 90%. Also, 75.2% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served by Excel ...