Disabled, Disenrolled: Lawsuit Asks For Dollars And Decision
With most lawsuits, you can read the pleadings and decide who’s the bad guy. But in this case filed by the Children's Habilitation Center , I can’t fi...
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Innovation Pie: U Of I Divvies Up $500M State Funds
Most press conferences don’t provide breakfast pastries. But in mid-May, when the University of Illinois announced that every public four-year college...
Class Dismissed: Lawmakers Leave With No Sure Cure For Teacher Shortage
The legislative session that wrapped up a few days ago was dominated by debates over weighty topics like preserving abortion rights, legalizing recrea...
Opening Minds Behind Bars
Ro’Derick Zavala grew up in Chicago at 21st and State Street — the northern tip of a four-mile corridor lined with 8,000 units of public housing . His...
Thapedi Touts Top 10 Talent But U Of I Says No
For years, high school graduates have fled Illinois to attend out-of-state colleges in such massive numbers, only New Jersey loses more. So State Rep....
Lawmakers Question U Of I On Innovation Network, DPI
During the past week, you probably caught a brief news story or two about the Illinois Innovation Network, or maybe Discovery Partners Institute. It’s...
The 1908 Race Riot & 'Being Black At School'
Earlier this month, we reported on the 1908 Race Riot in Springfield and what's being done to remember and reconcile 110 years after the violence brok...
Manar Hopes To Override Teacher Salary Veto
lllinois is in the grips of a severe teacher shortage, but late last week, Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation to raise their wages. The bill would’v...
Killjoy: Is Gameplay Okay In The Age Of Massacres?
At Springfield High School, Ethan Doyle is an honors student, a member of the baseball team, the investment club, and an elite student group known as ...
WATCH-LISTEN: Seeking Solutions on K-12 Education - Peoria
Panelists at the Peoria forum discussed Education issues in Illinois. Panelists: Pastor Marvin Hightower Beth Crider Professor Dean Cantu Dr. Sharon D...