Chicago students petition for e-learning changes
Studies about e-learning's poor quality of "learning" are on the books. Now students are starting to make their voices heard.
Illinois
IL Supreme Court to hear school funding appeal
22 under-resourced districts in IL filed a lawsuit to challenge the way schools are funded; ruling could impact equity and education quality.
More than Covid keeps kids home at E. Peoria
Mud & debris flooded E Peoria Comm HS this summer, so students can't return to in-person learning sooner than the end of Oct.
IL brings 1000s back to school for SAT exam
Many IL seniors went back to their school buildings today to make up the SAT exam, which they missed last spring as juniors due to the pandemic.
Families plan to stay healthy during closures
Although schools are doing what they can to keep students learning and healthy during the coronavirus outbreak, that duty now shifts to parents.
On the Naperville BWW racist incident
A racist incident at a Naperville, IL, sports bar indicates that the threads of racism are strong, perhaps as strong as ever.
IL bill could excuse absences to vote
A proposed law in IL could give students up to two hours during the school day so they could vote in the upcoming election.
Chicago teacher strike enters calendar week 2
Chicago teachers strike for the 3rd day Monday; the union wants smaller class sizes and support for paraprofessionals.
Chicago teachers will begin a strike Thursday
Chicago Public Schools teachers are expected to begin a strike Thursday. The last one, in 2012, lasted 7 school days.
Obituary: Bobbie Noonan; grandmother, educator
A preschool pioneer, who recognized preschool's benefits long before it became a political chess piece, died Sunday.