Educators push back against testing requirements
— May 1, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to reduce the amount of time students spend on standardized tests each year…
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Paid COVID-19 leave for vaccinated educators now law
— April 6, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Public school, community college and public university employees who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are now entitled to paid administrative leave for any days…
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Pritzker’s updated order returns schools back to pre-COVID operations
— March 4, 2022With Illinois continuing to see vast improvement in recent weeks of COVID-19 hospitalizations and transmission, Gov. J.B. Pritzker released an updated executive order on Friday, March…
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Appellate court declines to rule on mask mandates; Pritzker to appeal to high court
— February 18, 2022THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED: SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration said Friday, Feb. 18 it will ask the Illinois Supreme Court for an “expedited review” of…
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Pritzker: ‘Stay tuned’ for new guidance on masks
— February 8, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans should stay tuned for an announcement on the state’s indoor mask mandate, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference Tuesday, Feb. 8, although…
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COVID-19 leave for vaccinated teachers approved
— March 31, 2022SPRINGFIELD – A bill that allows teachers and other school and university employees or contractors who are fully vaccinated to take paid administrative leave if they have to miss…
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Lawmakers unveil bills aimed at addressing teacher shortage
— February 25, 2022SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Democrats outlined legislation during a Feb. 24 news conference that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage throughout the state. The bills would…
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Pritzker, Ezike present plan to lift mask mandate by Feb. 28
— February 9, 2022SPRINGFIELD – If hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline for the rest of the month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker plans to lift his executive order that mandates face coverings…
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