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The Illinois State Board of Education is weighing whether to replace the state’s annual Illinois Assessment of Readiness standardized test for grades 3 through 8 with three separate tests spread out in a school year.But teacher unions and education advocacy groups claim the proposed change would amount to more class time being dedicated to test preparation.
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The Illinois General Assembly on Friday narrowly approved a proposal calling for state sex education curriculum in grades K-12 to be “culturally competent…
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Democratic state lawmakers want to adopt state sex education standards that are aligned with a national model. But Republicans say the national standards…
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Democrats in the Illinois House this week approved a measure requiring public schools to supply menstruation products in both girls’ and boys’ bathrooms…
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The Illinois Supreme Court is considering whether Gov. JB Pritzker is legally obligated to recommend more state spending on K-12 education.But lawyers for…
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Illinois Lawmakers are advancing a proposal that nixes the mandate on student teachers to film themselves in the classroom as part of their evaluation for…
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Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly are pushing a measure that would require schools to provide free menstruation products in both girls’ and boys’…
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A number of universities in Illinois didn’t require standardized test scores when students applied for the upcoming fall semester given the disruption…
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For millions of students in Illinois, attending school a year into the COVID-19 pandemic still means logging onto a computer or completing assignment…
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Some Democratic Illinois lawmakers want to adopt more comprehensive sex education standards for K-12 schools to ensure students have a firm understanding…