SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois House committee advanced a bill Wednesday, March 17 that would mandate all public school districts in the state provide a comprehensive, age-appropriate…
The education reform bill HB 2170, passed by both chambers of the Illinois Legislature, includes the creation of a Freedom School Fund. Jon Hale, a professor of educational history…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois public and charter schools would be mandated to teach students from kindergarten through 12th grade “inclusive, medically accurate, and culturally appropriate…
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…
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