Educators say pay hinders recruitment, retention
— March 19, 2025SPRINGFIELD — Increased pay for educators, better school conditions, mentoring and mental health support are key factors cited by educators that could help alleviate the critical…
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Schools turn to retirees, substitutes to combat teacher shortage
— March 19, 2025SPRINGFIELD — From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of short-term, innovative measures to cope with a prolonged and…
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State Police target human trafficking
— March 18, 2025Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, along with key stakeholders representing human trafficking survivors, law enforcement, and support service providers, will appear before…
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Former preserver of Wheaton’s history ordered to court
— March 16, 2025The former leader of the Wheaton Historic Preservation Council has been ordered to appear in court. Alberta Adamson, former board president and treasurer of the organization, will need…
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Proponents fight for more Early Intervention funding
— March 15, 2025First in a series looking at Early Intervention advocates’ continued push for more state funding Stephanie Jimenez was concerned every time she walked to the school bus stop to…
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‘Right to Play’ bill advances in House
— March 19, 2025SPRINGFIELD – A House committee advanced a bill March 12 that would give high school student athletes the right to participate in both school-sponsored teams and non-school teams…
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Negative school experiences drive Bilingual Teacher of the Year
— March 16, 2025Jessica Suarez Nieto remembers being told in school at a young age in the early 2000s, “You can’t be speaking Spanish. You’re supposed to be doing English only.” “That…
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Harvard area grids will aid Lake Zurich power costs
— March 15, 2025Lake Zurich officials are getting ready to join the Community Solar project to reduce ComEd electricity delivery charges to its municipal well and sanitary sewer lift station. The state-administered…
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