SPRINGFIELD – Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to only be getting worse, a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents…
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala has announced plans to retire at the end of her current contract, which concludes Jan. 31. Ayala has served as state superintendent…
SPRINGFIELD – Two bills aimed at relieving the state’s teacher shortage, at least in the short term, advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday, Feb. 1. The Senate Education Committee…
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…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Board of Education officials on Monday, March 8 made their case for an added $362.1 million to the state’s evidence-based funding formula and $50 million…
SPRINGFIELD – 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…
SPRINGFIELD – Following a February survey of school districts that illustrated a persistent teacher shortage in the state, the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents…
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Education Association, one of the largest teacher unions in the state, on Tuesday, March 23 released its third annual state of education report examining…
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CHICAGO – Officials with the state’s largest transit agencies met with lawmakers ...
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Cases of norovirus, or the stomach bug, have been reported going through ...
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I came across an old Irish rhyme that goes: “Boxty on the ...
