State Senator Collins holds charter schools to high standards
Charter accountability and transparency measure passes Senate Ed. Committee SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins (D-Chicago 16th)...
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Lt. Governor Simon-backed military education reform legislation advances
Measure to assist military students next returns to House for approval SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois Lt. Governor Sheila Simon applauded...
Education Funding Advisory Board Establishes Benchmark for Equitable Funding for Fiscal Year 2015
Equitable funding for Illinois schools requires $4.8 billion more in state funds CHICAGO, IL — After convening last month to...
Common Core a ‘Crystal Stair’ for a Memphis School
New America Media By Khalil Abdullah In the last school day before Mother’s Day, 8-year-old Frankie Munthe was eager to...
Education Funding Advisory Board establishes benchmark for equitable funding for Fiscal Year 2015
Equitable funding for Illinois schools requires $4.8 billion more in state funds CHICAGO, IL — After convening last month to...
Dangerous Conditions at Gale Elementary – Chicago Light Brigades Demands CPS Take Action
Letters to Editors CHICAGO, IL – Last year the mayor and CPS claimed that closing fifty schools would free up...
Illinois State Board of Education announces May 14 meeting in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education has announced the following schedule for its regular business meeting on...
Mariah Johnson, 21, 1st College Graduate in Family Headed for Higher Heights
Mariah Johnson, 21, 1st college graduate in family Refused to let distractions block her goals By Chinta Strausberg Normal 0...
Public-private partnership to train women, minorities for technology jobs
1024x768 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE CHICAGO, IL — State officials announced the start of a program...
Asili Museum Attempts to Raise $50K to Create a Community Space for Education, Cultural Celebration, and Personal & Economic Development
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Cincinnati, OH (BlackNews.com) -- For the last several years, the Asili...
