Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN5d
New Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School to be built on 8-acre site
Jacksonville School District 117 has approved a $320,000 land purchase for a new Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School, set ...
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN3d
Chamber of Commerce honors late friend, local businesses at annual meeting
The chamber handed out its Circle of Excellence, Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Not-for-Profit Business ...
Illinois becomes first state to mandate halal, kosher meals be available in public institutions such as schools
With the Faith By Plate Act mandating halal and kosher meals be offered at places such as public schools, Muslim parents are ...
Elk Grove elementary school's controversial hand-out prompts concern
A history lesson at an Elk Grove school prompted concern from at least one family after a parent found a homemade doll and ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN6d
Man, 33, found shot to death near Chicago elementary school
A 33-year-old man was found shot to death Wednesday morning near Bennett Elementary School on Chicago's South Side. Police ...
Phys.org5d
Support staff shortages exceed those for teachers in many Illinois public schools
Despite widespread concern that the pandemic exacerbated existing shortages of teachers, a new study of Illinois public ... and in elementary school districts at 2.6%. Teacher vacancies were ...
Journal Star6d
Illinois Education Board, Chicago schools under investigations for alleged Title IX violations
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights launched investigations into Chicago Public Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education and Deerfield Public Schools on March 20 for ...
WBEZ5d
New poll shows most Illinois residents want more funding for public schools
A new poll out Wednesday shows that most Illinois residents want more funding for public schools, a finding released just as educators are warning that efforts by the Trump administration to ...