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Tag: public schools

State board member criticizes new graduation requirements  

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…

  • Illinois Black Caucus unveils K-12 education reform legislation

    Illinois Black Caucus unveils K-12 education reform legislation

    — January 10, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD — Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are advancing a K-12 education bill that would expand resources for marginalized students and reform education policies…

  • Survey finds pessimism toward Illinois public schools

    Survey finds pessimism toward Illinois public schools

    — February 18, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Most adults in Illinois give the state’s public school system only a so-so grade, but they give slightly higher marks for their own local schools. That’s according…

  • Youth Connection facilities help students juggle barriers

    Youth Connection facilities help students juggle barriers

    — December 18, 2019

    Sheila Venson is well aware of how her Youth Connection Charter School facilities in Chicago stack up in State Report Card data. All 19 of the YCCS institutions rank in the top 30 of…

  • Illinois State Board of Education seeking public input on student testing

    Illinois State Board of Education seeking public input on student testing

    — November 25, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — State education officials are seeking public input on potential significant changes to the annual reading and math tests students take each year. The Illinois State…

  • Bill would mandate sex education for all Illinois K-12 students

    Bill would mandate sex education for all Illinois K-12 students

    — March 2, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois public and charter schools would be mandated to teach students from kindergarten through 12th grade “inclusive, medically accurate, and culturally appropriate…

  • Republicans blast property tax task force report

    Republicans blast property tax task force report

    — January 14, 2020

      SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans on Jan. 8 blasted a draft final report from the special Property Tax Relief Task Force that lawmakers formed last year. They said the…

  • East St. Louis school shows how to turn things around

    East St. Louis school shows how to turn things around

    — November 28, 2019

    Three years ago, Brittany Green walked into one of the lowest-performing schools in the state where there were more students suspended than attaining state education goals. Green observed…

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