New year to bring new laws in Illinois
— December 27, 2022SPRINGFIELD – By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will mark the beginning of a significant change in the state’s criminal justice system – the elimination…
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Pritzker, Ayala point to positive trends in report c
— October 27, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and State School Superintendent Carmen Ayala on Thursday touted some of the more positive findings from the 2022 school report card, insisting that…
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SIU researcher tackles climate change education for young learners
— October 9, 2022Teaching climate change science needs to be done sooner and more often, says a Southern Illinois University Carbondale researcher. Kristin Hurst, an assistant professor of sustainability…
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Republican governor candidates talk Trump, Biden, ‘CRT,’ abortion and more
— May 26, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Abortion, Jan. 6, Donald Trump, Critical Race Theory and whether Joe Biden is rightfully the president of the United States were the basis of questions asked to a field…
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Pritzker signs bills aimed at easing teacher shortage
— April 28, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of bills Wednesday, April 27 aimed at easing the state’s shortage of teachers and other education professionals, even as…
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Schools, students still recovering from pandemic learning loss
— October 27, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Student test scores continued to fall last year but new data shows Illinois’ students are on the path to recovering from the learning loss that occurred during the…
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How Evidence Based Funding has impacted schools five years in
— August 23, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Five years ago this month, Illinois lawmakers passed legislation that overhauled the way public schools in the state are funded. The so-called Evidence Based Funding…
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Educators push back against testing requirements
— May 1, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to reduce the amount of time students spend on standardized tests each year…
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