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Illinois lawmakers approve controversial ‘culturally responsive’ teaching rule

By Amy Korte
02/23/2021
Illinois state lawmakers recently approved a rule requiring Illinois teacher training programs to adopt ‘culturally responsive teaching and leading’ standards. Critics say a political litmus test is the wrong focus when students are underachieving on the basics.

TAGS: ISBE: Illinois State Board of Education, JCAR: Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, K-12, public schools

Pritzker benches fall football, puts COVID-19 restrictions on other amateur sports

By Ben Szalinski
08/03/2020
Fall’s most popular high school sports lost out as public health, sports and academic leaders put pandemic restrictions on youth, high school and adult amateur sports starting Aug. 15.

TAGS: coronavirus, COVID-19, executive order, K-12, sports

Illinois students should return to classrooms this fall

By Amy Korte
07/13/2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker should set the expectation that Illinois schools will welcome students back to campus full-time for the 2020-2021 school year.

TAGS: emergency, executive order, JB Pritzker, K-12, public schools, stay at home order

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Budget + Tax / Research Report

Progressive tax could cost nearly $1,800 a year in home equity


Evidence from Connecticut suggests the progressive income tax could cost Illinois homeowners substantial equity in their homes.

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Sheldrick Holmes: Grail Café

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Policy lessons from Illinois’ exodus of people and money

By J. Scott Moody, Wendy Warcholik
07/07/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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