A-Town school board rejects Governor’s mask mandate August 13, 2021 11:04 am|Masks will be optional in the Abingdon-Avon School District.
State issues new “Remote Learning” mandate; what does it mean? March 30, 2020 10:53 pm|Late Friday, the Illinois State Board of Education issued a new mandate that means students are going back…
Proposed Illinois school rules would ban secluded timeouts December 11, 2019 12:19 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois State Board of Education submitted its proposed rules Tuesday for how schools can restrain…
Official: Nearly 50 teacher licenses suspended under new law October 30, 2019 11:23 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Board of Education has suspended the licenses of nearly 50 educators…
Innovative band leader named Teacher of the Year October 26, 2019 10:49 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An innovative southern Illinois band leader is the 2020 Illinois Teacher of the Year.
Probe underway into hiring of principal on don’t hire list October 14, 2019 11:17 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The Illinois State Board of Education is investigating a former middle school principal who resigned…
New free, reduced-price school lunch guidelines released September 1, 2019 11:00 pm|New eligibility guidelines have been set for the school year’s free and reduced-price meal program.
Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay to $40,000 August 23, 2019 10:49 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation raising teachers’ minimum salary to $40,000 over…
New law aimed at addressing Illinois teacher shortage August 9, 2019 10:51 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed legislation he says will remove a barrier for…
Census Bureau seeks teacher ‘ambassadors’ for accurate count July 14, 2019 11:18 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The U.S. Census is seeking Illinois school teachers to spread the word about an…
Report: 1 in 4 Illinois children ready to enter kindergarten June 28, 2019 1:12 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A new state report has found that just one out of every four children…
7 school districts get grants to prepare, retain teachers June 19, 2019 12:30 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Seven Illinois school districts have received state grants to promote teacher preparation and retention.
Illinois lawmakers to consider new teacher testing methods May 5, 2019 5:13 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Two bills are pending in the Illinois General Assembly that would pause or permanently…
Illinois health department responding to US measles outbreak April 25, 2019 11:18 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State public health workers are increasing accessibility to vaccines in response to an outbreak…
Illinois education board studying teacher testing costs April 19, 2019 11:17 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois education officials are considering whether the cost of teacher licensure tests may be…
Flyer promoting ‘Move Over’ law distributed to schools April 16, 2019 11:16 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Teenage drivers in Illinois are getting a reminder to move over and slow down…
Eastern Illinois University program touts rural teacher jobs April 15, 2019 11:41 am|SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Eastern Illinois University has launched a program that encourages students training to be teachers…
205 Board approves agreement with city for Lombard playground, amending tax levy April 9, 2019 5:23 pm|The District 205 Board of Education approved an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Galesburg to build a…
State seeks partners for summer meals program in 33 counties February 4, 2019 12:19 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials are looking for partners to help provide meals to children in low-income…
Rauner approves streamlined school-construction pilot December 21, 2018 12:34 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a law allowing schools to use a streamlined approach…