Senate bill puts school-choice scholarships at risk for low-income kids

By Brendan Bakala

01/30/2018

The bill would cut off Illinois’ new tax credit scholarship program if the Illinois State Board of Education determined public school funding levels were inadequate.

TAGS: budget, education, Invest in Kids, school choice, vouchers

Illinois General Assembly, 2017 in review: State pet, state grain, but no fixes

01/02/2018

Illinois lawmakers passed hundreds of bills in 2017, but enacted no real reforms to boost the state’s economy, rein in the cost of government or provide relief to taxpayers.

TAGS: education, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, income tax, property taxes, small business, taxes

Chicago Public Schools CEO resigns following ethics investigation

By Brendan Bakala

12/08/2017

Forrest Claypool will step down as the head of Chicago Public Schools after the CPS inspector general recommended his firing.

TAGS: Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, Forrest Claypool, Rahm Emanuel

In need of a comeback story, Illinoisans give thanks to their champions

By Austin Berg

11/30/2017

In a state that can seem devoid of hope, Joe Ocol’s empathy and generosity are something we all should cherish.

TAGS: education, Joe Ocol

Give thanks for Englewood’s chess champions

By Austin Berg

11/21/2017

One South Side success story is fighting for its future.

TAGS: Chicago, education

Illinois General Assembly passes cursive writing mandate

11/08/2017

Despite the potential for imposing new costs on school districts, Illinois lawmakers overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on a bill mandating cursive writing instruction.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Chris Welch, education

House overrides Rauner veto on cursive writing mandate

10/27/2017

Despite the potential for imposing new costs on school districts, the Illinois House of Representatives overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto on legislation mandating cursive writing instruction.

TAGS: Chris Welch, education

District 15 strike leaves Palatine-area students and parents in the lurch

By Mailee Smith

10/17/2017

When contract negotiations get tough, school employee unions should not be able to strike. It only serves to punish students and their parents, and it gives unions an unfair tool at the negotiating table.

TAGS: education, labor, strike, unions

State taxpayers will be paying for CPS’ underutilized schools

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner

10/12/2017

Under Illinois’ new education funding formula, the wildly mismanaged Chicago school district won’t lose a dime in state funding, no matter how many students it loses.

TAGS: CPS: Chicago Public Schools, education, enrollment

Rauner vetoes cursive writing mandate

09/25/2017

A bill that would have mandated cursive writing instruction in public elementary schools contained an unknown cost for school districts.

TAGS: Bruce Rauner, Chris Welch, education, veto

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Senate bill puts school-choice scholarships at risk for low-income kids

Illinois General Assembly, 2017 in review: State pet, state grain, but no fixes

Chicago Public Schools CEO resigns following ethics investigation

In need of a comeback story, Illinoisans give thanks to their champions

Give thanks for Englewood’s chess champions

Illinois General Assembly passes cursive writing mandate

House overrides Rauner veto on cursive writing mandate

District 15 strike leaves Palatine-area students and parents in the lurch

State taxpayers will be paying for CPS’ underutilized schools

Rauner vetoes cursive writing mandate

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