After-school programs continue push for state aid
After-school programs push for $50M in next year’s budget while still waiting for this year’s money to be released.
Education
Lawmakers approve bills easing driving tests on seniors, limits on student fines
Bills moving forward in Springfield include a plan that will allow fewer seniors to have to take driving exams to ...
Senate Democrats champion program to streamline Illinois college applications
A bill in play in the Illinois Senate aims to streamline the college application processes in the state.
Raoul challenges blocked public health funding as feds rescind education dollars
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time seeking to block the termination ...
Raoul joins motion to block dismantling of U.S. Education Department
Illinois already having trouble accessing certain kinds of federal education funds.
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
A month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Gov. JB Pritzker last week warned that the ...
Eliminating immigrant spending, boosting education funding top Senate Republican budget priorities
About 24 hours before Gov. Pritzker’s budget address, Senate Republicans call for more negotiations and transparency on noncitizen spending.
Pritzker announces the addition of over 5,000 publicly funded preschool seats
Over 5,000 preschool seats have opened for low-income families in Illinois through Smart Start Illinois in the last year.
Illinois schools prepare for immigration enforcement
The Illinois State Board of Education is advising school officials to be prepared in the event federal immigration officials try ...
State Board of Education seeks $11.4 billion for PreK-12 spending
The Illinois State Board of Education asked for a 4.6% funding increase in its fiscal year 2026 budget request.
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