Education

Hiring teachers is even more difficult in southwest Illinois school districts than it is in most of the rest of...

East central Illinois school districts have an even greater difficulty filling teaching positions than the statewide average, according to a...

“I think the issue is just the rural setting. It’s just a different quality of life for different people. For...

The 2020 Illinois Educator Shortage Study, released Monday by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools, indicates a majority...

Like the rest of the state, schools in northwest Illinois are facing an educator shortage which has been exacerbated by...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced new federal funding to expand the state’s food assistance program for school-age children who...

A legislative panel on Wednesday allowed the Illinois State Board of Education to move forward with new rules that call...

Supporters of the proposed “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” say they’re merely an attempt to make sure that all...

New high school graduation requirements that were part of an omnibus education bill passed during the lame duck session are...

This story is part of an ongoing “Lame Duck Look Back” series in which Capitol News Illinois is following up...