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…
SPRINGFIELD – 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…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration are asking a state appellate court to set aside a lower court order from Friday, Feb….
SPRINGFIELD – The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant drops in enrollment, academic performance and the likelihood of graduating high school on time, according to the latest school…
SPRINGFIELD – The wide availability of COVID-19 vaccines has changed the state’s approach for mitigating the virus’ spread statewide and in schools. For school districts, that…
SPRINGFIELD – Officials from multiple state agencies said May 14 that they are cutting ties with a residential school that serves children in state care with mental and developmental…
SPRINGFIELD – A Sangamon County judge is considering a motion to block Illinois schools from requiring people to wear face masks in classes and excluding students and staff from school…
SPRINGFIELD – A capacity crowd packed into the Illinois State Board of Education room on Wednesday, Aug 18 as many more stood outside the building to protest the state’s new indoor…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday, May 19 calling on all public schools to return to in-person learning during the upcoming…