IL budget problem hits colleges & college students
Colleges in IL sound an alarm (for a few months) that the state's budget impasse could result in greatly reduced college opportunity.
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PARCC is a test worth taking, IL T.O.Y. says
2 teachers of the year have written op-eds in different publications, saying they have examined PARCC tests and find them to be tests worth taking.
Suburban teen killed in Phoenix murder-suicide
A double-shooting that killed a McHenry Co. girl, 16, in Phoenix, Ariz., leaves a family in mourning back in Illinois.
Bomb threats cause disruptions in IL, Md.
Bomb threats and other threats have been received at several schools in IL and Md. The non-credible threats, it's believed, were made by students.
IL school snapshots in a quick minute, Jan. 9
Our routine snapshot of Illinois school stories covers the flooding, the ACT/SAT difficulty, the IL Theater Festival, and smaller stories about school safety.
PARCC shows how to use released test questions
A testing consortium has released information as a guide to help parents, teachers, and students navigate the large set of released test questions.
IL circuit court can’t review charter renewal
The IL State Charter School Commission has the final say in state-approved charter school renewals, according to the IL Appellate Court.
Body of IL teen found in floodwaters
Flooding has killed at least 1 teenager in southern IL as major North American rivers crest well above the flood stages.
5 of 11 biggest ed stories have national scope
Happy New Year! ESSA, #BlackLivesMatter, floods & tornadoes, concussions, charters, teachers' strikes, corruption: the big stories of 2015.
Chicago mayor hangs on by a thread
Chicagoans are outraged and many are calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign. He might tough it out, but it's getting more & more difficult.