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Parents, local education officials push back against Illinois’ public school policies

Shannon Adcock, Awake IL President, at the State Board of Education meeting on April 20 (via twitter). (The Center Square) – In what could be a top… Read More

By Greg Bishop
April 25, 2022
Legislation
Op-Ed: Illinois proves investing in school choice lifts low-income families

Early on July 10, 2015, Jerry Valdivia Sr. was fighting flames to get to his wife and two children in their Chicago home. His wife died trying to shield… Read More

By Brad Weisenstein
April 15, 2022
Public Education
Education pension spiking costs continue to hit Illinois taxpayers

(The Center Square) – School districts across the state continue to divert money from classrooms to boost the pensions of retiring educators despite multiple attempts to curb the practice. One… Read More

By Brett Rowland
March 21, 2022
Public Education
Op-Ed: Mask mandate is gone for most Illinois schools, but teachers unions still demand more power over kids, parents

(The Center Square) – Illinois’ largest teachers unions in the past two pandemic years have shown their priority is power, not students’ welfare or parents’ rights. In 2020-2021, the Chicago… Read More

By Mailee Smith
March 10, 2022
Public Education
Some question if “political science” was part of relaxing COVID-19 mandates in Illinois

(The Center Square) — While some say the science of COVID-19 has led to Illinois lifting its mask mandate in most places, including schools and daycare settings, others say the… Read More

By Greg Bishop
March 2, 2022
Public Education
School association doesn’t expect ISBE to enforce mask mandate ‘at this point’

(The Center Square) – An association representing large school districts across Illinois expects the issue of mask mandates to eventually dissipate, despite the attorney general appealing to the Illinois Supreme… Read More

By Greg Bishop
February 21, 2022
Public Education
Illinois ed board removes meeting agenda item for vaccine mandate rule

(The Center Square) – Don’t expect the Illinois State Board of Education to take up a proposed rule requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or testing for school staff. The item was… Read More

By Greg Bishop
February 17, 2022
Public Education
Two school districts face contempt motion over claims they are violating mask restraining order

(The Center Square) – All of last week, children of plaintiffs in the school mask and exclusion lawsuit weren’t being punished for not wearing a mask. That changed… Read More

By Greg Bishop
February 16, 2022
Public Education
Teachers unions spent big to get mandates and closures in Illinois

(Brett Rowland | The Center Square) – Teacher unions have used campaign spending, political organization and collective bargaining power to influence policy decisions during the pandemic. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and… Read More

By The Center Square
February 14, 2022
Public Education
Many Illinois students experienced ‘normal’ school without masks this week, others did not

(Greg Bishop | The Center Square) – Many students across the state are choosing to go to school maskless despite the governor saying his mandate is still in place after a… Read More

By The Center Square
February 14, 2022
Legislation
National School Choice Week highlights growing trend of school choice in Illinois

(Kevin Bessler | The Center Square) – Children learn differently so give them choices. That is the message Illinois families and educators are highlighting during National School Choice Week 2022. Nearly… Read More

By The Center Square
January 25, 2022