East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty
Educators, health officials, lawmakers coming together on Tuesday in East St. Louis, where one in two children live in poverty
Education
State now has blueprint for K-12 schools to teach dangers of overdose
Public health groups commend new guides but say there was a ‘lack of opportunities’ for collaboration
Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss
Schools face ‘fiscal cliff’ as flow of billions in federal aid comes to an end
Illinois lawmaker calls for strengthening protection for homeschooled children
Child welfare chair said she was spurred to act by news reports of state’s lax oversight
Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments
High school students to start new exams in spring 2025
Pritzker signs bill creating new Department of Early Childhood
New agency to bring multiple programs under one roof
“No Schoolers”: How Illinois’ hands-off approach to homeschooling leaves children at risk
At 9 years old, L.J. started missing school. His parents said they would homeschool him. It took two years — ...
Capitol Briefs: Measure targets ‘legacy’ admission at public universities
Lawmakers miss self-imposed Friday deadline for budget, advance hundreds of bills
Capitol Briefs: Measure blocks interstate probes of abortion services
Authorities in Illinois would not be allowed to aid another state’s investigation of people coming to Illinois to seek abortions ...
Hundreds of bills pass, including changes to state’s biometric data privacy law
Other measures regulate garbage truck littering, allow yoga in schools
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