Homeschools
100 to 1 in opposition to Illinois Homeschool Act ahead of hearing(The Center Square) – Nearly 4,000 opposition slips have been filed against a measure in Illinois to regulate homeschooling. That’s 100 times more than the nearly 40 who have filed… Read More
Public Education
Taxpayers to buy $19.9 million in electric school buses for Illinois(The Center Square) – Taxpayers are set to give the struggling electric bus industry a jolt after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced nearly $20 million for 70 zero-emission buses at nine… Read More
Culture
Illinois seeks to expand ‘gender-affirming care’ national group says is harmful to kids(The Center Square) – An Illinois state agency is launching a statewide initiative it says “supports and expands gender-affirming care,” but a national pediatric group says that’s the wrong approach… Read More
Government
Teacher stipend bill with possible $68 million taxpayer cost advances(The Center Square) – As Illinois grapples with a possible $800 million budget deficit, a measure that could have a taxpayer price tag of an additional $68 million for student… Read More
Government
Illinois measure would make parents abusers for denying sex changes for their kids(The Center Square) – A parents’ rights group is pushing back against a proposed Illinois bill equating denying children things like puberty blockers to child abuse. State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray,… Read More