Pritzker signs bill phasing in $40K minimum teacher pay
— August 24, 2019SPRINGFIELD — Some teachers in Illinois will get a pay raise starting next year, thanks to a bill that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday, Aug. 22. House…
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Senate advances bills aimed at addressing teacher shortage in Illinois
— June 4, 2019SPRINGFIELD — A pair of bills aiming to address the state’s teacher shortage passed the Illinois Senate on May 31. Both bills were sponsored by Sen. Andy Manar, a Bunker Hill Democrat….
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Teach for America’s offer to help meet teacher shortages met with skepticism
— March 19, 2019SPRINGFIELD – The leader of alternative teacher preparation program known as Teach for America drew sharp criticism from one Democratic state lawmaker March 12 as he appeared before…
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Efforts to address teacher shortage hoped to bear fruit
— April 22, 2019Chuck Lane has a diversity issue in his south central Illinois school district. The superintendent of Centralia High School District 200 says just one of his 66 teachers can be classified…
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State fights to recruit, retain teachers
— September 24, 2018Getting more teachers into Illinois classrooms will take a multifaceted approach, according to education leaders. The Illinois State Board of Education points to inadequate school funding…
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