Results of the first administration of the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) are proving a pleasant surprise to parents and educators in many Metro East public school districts. More…
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is honoring the East St. Louis School District 189 Office of School Turnaround (OST) for implementation of a state-of-the-art, data-driven,…
Springfield’s “special session” last week by the General Assembly brought the state no closer to resolution of school funding for the upcoming school year. The Democrat-crafted…
“How do you eat an elephant? — One bite at a time,” the saying goes. When the elephant in the room is the high school education system in Illinois, breaking down student success…
Only about a third of Metro-East public school districts achieved top-level ranking for fiscal stability in the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) 2016 School District Financial…
School funding, technology in the classroom and the diversity of teaching staffs were all hot topics of discussion on as local school district superintendents gathered for a roundtable…
The Illinois State Board of Education released ranked annual financial reports for every school district in the state based on 2016 numbers on April 13. In spite of economic uncertainty,…
Illinois schools are getting ready for another budget hit after the new year. Local districts say they are getting word that their last two state payments for requirements such as special…
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Woman dies from injuries in ...A Huntley woman was killed Wednesday in an accident in Carpentersville. Shortly ...
Former associate pastor of St ...Rev. Thomas Lamping, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and former ...
Pastor emeritus of Holy Name ...Rev. James Flynn, retired priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and pastor ...
