Look at this,”, said a wide-eyed observer, gesturing to the crowded room of Aurora high schoolers she sat amongst on Jan. 15. Some wearing ties, some wearing T-shirts, but each…
Per-student spending in many of Metro East’s poorest school districts now exceeds that in many of the region’s most affluent districts, according to data from the Illinois State…
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….
SPRINGFIELD — A new report from an independent policy and advocacy organization is calling for increased state investment in public education in Illinois, particularly in early childhood…
SPRINGFIELD — A bill making school districts that teach sex education give a fuller definition of sexual consent is on its way to the governor to be signed into law. House Bill 3550,…
SPRINGFIELD — Sex education in Illinois middle and high schools would be required to include a discussion on sexting if a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives becomes…
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…
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…
