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Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers. That's according to ...
SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) proudly announces the appointment of Dr. Sylvia Jenkins as the new Chair of the Board by Governor ...
Illinois law loosened school bond restrictions, allowing districts to authorize some debt without an election. That caused a ...
The attorneys general said an expected $219 million in federal education funding used to pay for after-school and summer ...
Illinois lawmakers were hoping to pass a bill to put more guardrails on homeschooling after cases of child abuse and neglect ...
Illinois high school students who went on to get a college degree made more money than their counterparts who only got a high school diploma. However, a degree does not erase the disparities in ...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking Judge John Robert Blakey to let him avoid prison while his attorneys ...
Illinois faces a demographic double bind. Not only are fewer women of childbearing age remaining in the state because of persistent outmigration, but those who stay are having few ...
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s current approach is “cookie cutter,” Karla Eslinger says. She wants a ...
Illinois state lawmakers listened to teachers unions and killed school choice for over 15,000 low-income students in 2023. Now Congress has restored a scholarship program for needy kids, but Illinois ...
The National Urban League has declared a "state of emergency" over civil rights policies in response to the Trump ...
Illinois hasn’t had true school choice since state lawmakers let a low-income scholarship program sunset at the end of 2023, ...