In today’s Leading News, troubling times for children and schools.
Vandalism causes Waterloo Community Unit School District No. 5 to close Monday
Nick Gladney, Alex Barton, KTVI/KPLR, St. Louis, April 6
‘Disturbing incident’: Lake Zurich students created nude AI images of classmates, district says
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, April 3
Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from ‘AI slop’ videos
Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press/Chicago Tribune, April 1
Discipline for student walkouts: Southland administrators call it ‘a tough situation’
Olivia Stevens, Daily Southtown, March 30
No Credible Threat Found After Bomb Scare At Rochester High School
Leroy Kleimola, Taylorville Daily News, April 4
Bomb threat cancels class at Lincoln high school on first day back from spring break
Heather Robinson, WCIA, Champaign, April 7
In today’s Leading News, districts across the state seek input from their communities on locally pressing issues. Also in the news, Glenbard THSD 87 remembers and celebrates the legendary Lucas.
La Salle- Peru High School to host public meeting on special education services
Mathias Woerner Shaw Local Media, Illinois Valley, April 3
Belvidere School District plans 3 public hearings to discuss possible Perry Elementary closure
Laura Neuzil, WIFR, Rockford, March 31
Pikeland launches work to build strategic plan
Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Quincy, March 31
Carlock, Glenn closures on the table in finalized Unit 5 enrollment report
Drew Zimmerman, Bloomington Pantagraph, March 19
‘That’s me!’: Glenbard West High School students make documentary about ‘Lucas’ 40 years later
Dave Oberhelman, Daily Herald, March 26
In today’s Leading News, read coverage of the aftermaths of two school bus tragedies. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5 reaches a collective bargaining agreement with its teachers. A study looks at property taxes in Cook County. Students Moline-Coal Valley SD 40 in will soon go to college for elementary school.
Rockton student hit by car while boarding bus gets $52M settlement
Jeff Kolkey, Rockford Register Star, March 27
Fatigue, prescription medication likely cause of deadly Rushville school bus crash, feds say
David C.L. Bauer, Jacksonville Journal-Courier/Decatur Herald and Review, March 25
New contract with GCMS teachers calls for ‘competitive compensation’
Will Brumleve, Ford County Chronicle, March 20
Property taxes, driven by TIF districts and school funds, outpace inflation and wages: county treasurer study
Nicole Jeanine Johnson and Violet Miller, Chicago Sun-Times, March 31
Lincoln-Irving Elementary students and staff will move to WIU's Quad Cities campus starting April 7
Mikaela Schlueter, WQAD, Quad Cities, April 1
In today’s Leading News, Kankakee SD 111 shares its storm recovery stories. An agreement has been reached, keeping First Student buses on the road nationwide. Plainfield CCSD 202 looks at its grading system. Student concerns lead Mascoutah CUSD 19 to discuss bullying. Also in the news, tikes on bikes (with photos).
Kankakee School Board reflects on storm impact, response
Stephanie Markham, Kankakee Daily Journal, March 29
First Student school bus driver union reaches tentative agreement to continue servicing Illinois schools
Megann Horstead, Shaw Local/DeKalb Chronicle, April 1
Plainfield School District 202 to change high school grading system
Eric Schelkopf, Shaw Local/Joliet Herald-News, April 1
Bullying allegations at metro-east high school spark petition, district response
Madison Lammert, Belleville News-Democrat, March 26
Kindergartners learn to bike on new wheels at Chicago elementary school
Minju Park and Candace Dane Chambers, WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times, March 31
In today’s Leading News, read the latest on the Trump Administration’s Department of Education actions.
Trump says the Education Department will shed oversight of student loans and special education
Collin Binkley, Associated Press, March 21
Trump Administration to Move Dept. of Ed. Out of Its Longtime Offices
Sean Cavanagh, Education Week, March 26
Urged to speak out, education researchers face a high-stakes choice
Future of federal research grants and statistical collections in limbo
Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report, March 30
Interagency agreements now number 10. Here are the details.
Kara Arundel, K-12 Dive, March 26
Trump pressured states to limit undocumented high school students’ access to career education programs
Matt Barnum and Lily Altavena, Chalkbeat, March 27
Frozen federal funds hit English learner programs; questions remain about funding for next year
Jessie Molloy, Shaw Local Media, Northern Illinois, March 21
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