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State school board presents case for funding increase

— April 1, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – State education officials made their case Thursday, April 1 for a funding increase above and beyond what Gov. J.B. Pritzker has recommended, arguing that schools need…

State board member criticizes new graduation requirements
— January 24, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – New high school graduation requirements that were part of an omnibus education bill passed during the Jan. 8-13 lame duck session are drawing criticism from some members…
Monroe County schools all get good grades
— December 9, 2019

Columbia CUSD 4 tops Monroe County school districts in nearly all academic performance measures tracked by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) on its 2019 School Report Cards….
State Board of Education schedules budget hearings in four cities
— October 6, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education has scheduled four hearings in different parts of the state to gather input in the coming weeks for its budget request that will…

Mascoutah leads region in exemplary schools
— December 11, 2019

Report for half of St. Clair County’s schools were published in last week’s edition of the Metro East Chronicle, with the rest provided this week. Mascoutah Community Unit District…
Numbers show wide disparity in classroom spending in Illinois public schools
— December 9, 2019

Nestled in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood is a yellow brick building that is at the forefront of education for students, including pupils with special needs. Nearly half of the…
Efforts to address teacher shortage hoped to bear fruit
— April 22, 2019

Chuck Lane has a diversity issue in his south central Illinois school district. The superintendent of Centralia High School District 200 says just one of his 66 teachers can be classified…