Sycamore District 427 parents sound off on graduation scheduling conflict for boys track and field
Camden Lazenby, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, September 28
CPS loses another 8,300 students, its 11th straight year of enrollment declines
Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune, September 28
District 204 officials warn 'we've never faced anything like' teacher hiring crunch
Kevin Schmit, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 28
Decatur school board hears pleas for more staff
Valerie Wells, Decatur Herald and Review, September 29
State superintendent calls U-46's dual language program 'a beautiful thing'
Alicia Febbre, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 27
In today’s Leading News, the St. Charles CUSD 303 board holds a discussion on its public participation policy. Questions continue to surround a CPS high school project. Quincy SD 172 offers updates on its change of insurance providers. Tuscola CUSD 301 enters mediation with paraprofessionals. Also in the news, the Galesburg Area Vocational Center sees a significant enrollment increase.
St. Charles School Board works on clarifying rules for public participation at board meetings
Eric Schelkopf, Shaw Media/Kane County Chronicle, September 29
Lawmaker to block $50M for Near South Side high school until Lightfoot, CPS address community concerns
Nader Issa, Lauren FitzPatrick and Sarah Karp, Chicago Sun-Times, September 27
QPS expects 'near seamless transition' to new health insurance plan
Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Quincy, September 28
Tuscola paraprofessionals, school district to enter federal mediation
Dave Hinton, Champaign News-Gazette, September 22
Enrollment jumps 68% at Galesburg Area Vocational Center, which serves 8 schools
Samuel Lisec, Galesburg Register-Mail, September 21
How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT
Meg Anderson, National Public Radio, September 26
East Moline School District to cut ribbon on new Early Learning Center
Gary L. Krambeck, Quad City Times, September 17
Budgeting error lands DuPage County school district in financial distress: ‘We are performing education triage’
Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune, September 25
Unit 5 referendum supporters launch committee
Connor Wood, Bloomington Pantagraph, September 26
Gov. Pritzker appoints former D219 high schools chief Steven Isoye to chair Illinois Board of Education
Daniel I. Dorfman, Pioneer Press/Skokie Review, September 20
In today’s Leading News, districts in Illinois work through issues of budgeting, data security, voting, instruction, and the educator shortage.
Revenues scrutinized before Dixon Public Schools OKs spending plan of $37.34 million
Troy E. Taylor, Sauk Valley News, September 23
QPS taking proactive approach to protect data
Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Quincy, September 21
Wheeling High students kick off League of Women Voters-Dist. 214 voter registration drive
Eric Peterson, Daily Herald, September 11
Baum students deputized into the FBI: Federal Bureau of Instruction
Valerie Wells, Decatur Herald and Review, September 22
Teacher, staff shortages put strain on McLean County districts
Connor Wood, Bloomington Pantagraph, September 22
In today’s Leading News, North Chicago is set to resume a locally elected board after years of state oversight. Batavia PSD 101 approves budget with a surplus. A CPS school garden project hits hard times. Naperville CUSD 203 goes into overdrive for driver education cars. Also in the news, data on childhood obesity continues to raise concern.
State approves return of locally elected North Chicago school board;‘This is a great compliment for the community’
Steve Sadin, Lake County News-Sun, September 22
Batavia school board OKs 2023 budget, expected to have $1.5M surplus
Jonah Nink, Kane County Chronicle, September 21
Pete Leki ‘made a magical place’ at a North Side school garden.
Now his job — and the ecology program he created — is on the line. What went wrong?
Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune, September 13
'It was a wild chase for cars': District 203 purchases four electric vehicles for driver's ed fleet
Kevin Schmit, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 20
One in five U.S. kids stricken with obesity as nation struggles for solutions to epidemic
Analisa Trofimuk, Lee Enterprises/Southern Illinoisan, September 25
Math is the new civics? How educators use media literacy across classrooms
Peter Medlin, Northern Public Radio, DeKalb, September 20
Many Adults Did Not Learn Media Literacy Skills in High School. What Schools Can Do Now
Arianna Prothero, Education Week, September 19
CPS enrollment drops again, continuing decadelong slide
Nader Issa and Sarah Karp, Chicago Sun-Times, September 22
Roxana alum, author giving book to district's preK-1st grade students
Jill Moon, Alton Telegraph, September 21
Kewanee's Central students get up-close aviation lesson
Kewanee Star Courier, September 12
Mahomet-Seymour teachers, district reach tentative agreement
Dave Hinton, Champaign News-Gazette, September 21
Waukegan climbs from bottom to top tier in state ranking for serving diverse learners
Steve Sadin, Lake County News-Sun, September 20
West Aurora School District looking at surplus in budget
Linda Girardi, September 17Aurora Beacon-News
Lock down drills part of new school reality
John Badman, Alton Telegraph, September 20
Community leaders change roles for PPS Principal for a Day program
Demetrios Sanders, WMBD, Peoria, September 20
Security is key for Paris High School
Daniel Briseno, Prairie Press, Paris, September 19
Churchill offers Galesburg police chance at active-shooter training in a school setting
Samuel Lisec, Galesburg Register-Mail, September 19
Adult supervision required, beginning Friday, for K-6 students at QHS football, basketball games
Herald-Whig, Quincy, September 13
Barrington High School locked down, student arrested for having pellet gun in the building
Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Pioneer Press, Barrington, September 16
September is Attendance Awareness Month
Clint Walker, Journal Gazette and Times Courier, Charleston/Mattoon, September 21
SIHF Healthcare partners with Collinsville Middle School for onsite clinic
Charles Bolinger, Edwardsville Intelligencer, September 17
Naperville 203 plans $20 million technology investment over next five years
Kevin Schmit, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 15, 2022
Peace Warriors’ — who draw inspiration from MLK — train CPS students in resisting, preventing violence
Sarah Karp, WBEZ, Chicago, September 18
Prairie Grove District 46 paraprofessionals, bus drivers protest as contract negotiations stall
Aaron Dorman, Shaw Media/Northwest Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 17
BBCHS prepares to say goodbye to 1948 steam-heat boilers
Stephanie Markham, Kankakee Daily Journal, September 19
Pritzker lifts final classroom COVID-19 mitigation, ending testing requirement for unvaccinated school workers
Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times, September 15
COVID-19 testing eased for unvaccinated school, childcare employees
Patrick Keck, State Journal-Register, Springfield, September 16
Peoria teachers union votes to ratify contract with District 150
WMBD, Peoria, September 18
Meridian High School begins construction on long-awaited ag facility
Valerie Wells, Decatur Herald and Review, September 15
These high school ‘classics’ have been taught for generations – could they be on their way out?
Andrew Newman, The Conversation, September 16
Popular school messaging app hacked to send explicit image to parents
Kevin Collier, NBC News, September 14
Mahomet-Seymour teachers union votes to authorize strike
Ethan Simmons, Champaign News-Gazette, September 15
School districts U-46 and 300 stop serving milk after reports of illness and ‘incorrectly formulated’ products
Gloria Casas and Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, September 16
Racial disparities in ticketing, other school discipline revealed at suburban high school District 211
Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica/Chicago Tribune, September 14
Quad City Illinois school districts gather for board member recruitment meeting
Nina Burns, WQAD, Quad Cities, September 15
DuSable vs. Fenger is more than a game — it’s the 1st time in IHSA history that 2 Black women will face off as head football coaches
Shakeia Taylor, Chicago Tribune, September 15
With suspect in Amtrak sexual assault still at large, Iroquois West cancels school Thursday
Carla Waters, Iroquois County Time-Republic/Champaign News-Gazette, September 15
$49M Bond Referendum Proposal For District 41: Info Sessions Planned
Lisa Marie Farver, Glen Ellyn Patch, September 15
Sycamore school district uses federal COVID-19 relief funds to invest in air purifiers
Camden Lazenby, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, September 7
A work of art and nature: Prairie Classroom officially dedicated at Libertyville High
Mick Zawislak, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 14
PFT and PPS to meet a third time with federal mediator
WMBD, Peoria, September 12
Indian Prairie District 204 says it's keeping health and sex ed classes the same this year
Kevin Schmit, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 13
Plans are in the works to add a new fieldhouse at Kewanee High School
Mike Helenthal, Kewanee Star Courier, September 5
Hinsdale District 86 will continue to use Northshore Clinical Labs for optional on-site COVID testing
Zareen Syed, Pioneer Press, Hinsdale, September 6
Families asked to fill out free-lunch forms again as federal waivers end
Stephanie Markham, Kankakee Daily Journal, September 10
Rejecting teacher resignations, Unit 5 tests how Illinois might respond to staffing shortage
Michele Steinbacher, WGLT, Normal, September 8
District 303 wraps up first round of listening sessions
Eric Schelkopf, Shaw Media/Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 11
Granite City schools deal with bus headaches
Scott Marion, Alton Telegraph, September 12
Wethersfield students gravitate to Blackhawk dual credit courses
Dave Clarke, Kewanee Star Courier, September 12
Judge OKs $9.25 million settlement between Chicago schools and teachers union
AP/Chicago Tribune, September 8
Mahomet-Seymour teachers reject latest contract proposal by wide margin
Dave Hinton, Champaign News-Gazette, September 8, 2022
Bradley assistant law professor explains teachers' union strike process
Collin Schopp, WCBU, Peoria, September 8
Student numbers in District 186 slightly down; class sizes still a concern for SEA head
Steven Spearie, State Journal-Register, September 7
Southwest IL school was condemned. $26M grant means students will get a new building
Lexi Cortes, Belleville News-Democrat, September 6
DeKalb District 428 could buy NIU School of Nursing’s building to alleviate overcrowding
Megann Horstead, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, September 8
When Teens Find Misinformation, These Teachers Are Ready
Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, September 8
New student helpline at Huntley schools provides real-time support
Alicia Fabbre, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 1
Reading rewards shared by school vending machines
John Badman, Alton Telegraph, September 7
Making something old new again at Clinton High School
Valerie Wells, Decatur Herald and Review, September 7
School hopes ‘life-changing’ donation — 3 horses — will help stressed students heal
Michael Loria, Chicago Sun-Times, September 2
In today’s Leading News, stay up to date on the ongoing coverage of school safety and security issues. Also in the news, the teacher shortage in Illinois prompts conversation on causes and solutions.
How Illinois schools prepare for mass shootings Pt. 3WFLD/Fox 32, Chicago
Are schools safer? States' varying efforts to prevent school shootings reflect political divides
Andrew DeMillo, AP/Bloomington Pantagraph, September 6
School gun case sparks debate over safety and second chances
Martha Irvine, AP/Belleville News Democrat, September 8
Barickman: Political attacks on educators have worsened teacher shortage
Ryan Denham, WGLT, Bloomington, August 30
Teacher, support staff shortage prompts ‘all hands on deck’ as new school year gets underway
Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune, September 3
School districts in region get creative to entice bus drivers, substitute teachers
Darren Iozia, Journal Courier, Jacksonville, September 6
Dist. 23 To Unveil New Outdoor Learning Spaces
Journal & Topics, Chicago suburbs, September 4
Appeals court throws out 'legally inconsistent' verdicts in ex-teacher's case
Charles Keeshan, Susan Sarkauskas, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, September 2
McLean County schools see cautious opportunity in state fund growth
Connor Wood, Bloomington Pantagraph, August 29
Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?
Jocelyn Geker, Dylan Lovan, AP/ Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, August 17
QPS withdraws from health insurance provider
Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Quincy, September 1
Yorkville School District Y115 projects enrollment to increase by more than 700 in less than 10 years; eyes second middle school
Mark Foster, Kendall County Now, September 6
More than 40% of Peoria Public School students were chronically absent in 2021
Leslie Renken, Peoria Journal Star, September 1
Why aren’t more Chicago parents going for free universal preschool?
Nereida Moreno, WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times, August 27
Uvalde school year starts amid fear and unfinished security
Paul J. Weber, AP/The Southern Illinoisan, September 6
Elementary school district enters second year of attendance center model
Jeff Helfrich, Rochelle News Leader, August 30
Danville school building projects address needs, safety
Jennifer Bailey, Danville Commercial-News, September 1
Sorento School loses bid to switch school districts and stay open in Metro East
Blythe Bernhard, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, August 31
America's kids are going back to school. Not all of their teachers will join them
Leila Fadel, Nell Clark, Ziad Buchh, NPR, August 31
Teacher shortage could 'destroy public education' in western Illinois if it continues
Samuel Lisec, Galesbrug Register-Mail, September 1
Illinois Green Schools Project Enters Third Year With Goal of Reducing Carbon Emissions
Yahya Salem, WTTW, Chicago, August 23
Ottawa Elementary to provide free breakfast, lunch to all students
Shaw Local/Ottawa Times, August 30
'We need a lot more people': Staffing shortages bedevil school districts
Alicia Fabbre, Daily Herald, Chicago suburbs, August 27
Bloomington District 87's structural budget deficit expected to shrink
Kelsey Watznauer, Bloomington Pantagraph, August 17
ROE therapy dog works to "brighten your day"
Deborah Gertz Husar, Herald-Whig, Quincy, August 31
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