OpEd: The Office for Civil Rights Needs to Listen to Teachers Like Me on School Discipline
Op-Ed By Tynisha Jointer Tynisha Jointer As a school-based social worker for over eight years, I know firsthand how punitive...
Education
Agenda Announced for State Board of Education Meeting Feb. 14 Via Video Conference in Springfield and Chicago
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has announced the following agenda for its regular business meeting...
2017-18 Scholarship Funding Still Available For Eligible Minority Students Pursuing Education Degrees
Hurry! 2017-18 Applications for Minority Teachers of Illinois (MTI) Scholarships close Feb 15, 2018; 2018-19 MTI Scholarship Application Now Open...
CTU: Rauner Ignores Disastrous ‘State of the State’ he’s Created
Rauner’s Agenda, Says CTU, is to Shift Even More Power and Desperately Needed Public Dollars to the Wealthy and Connected,...
Malcolm X Scholarship for “Exceptional Courage” Now Open to African American Students
Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- The Malcolm X Scholarship for "Exceptional Courage" is directed towards undergraduate students, who are enrolled at one...
National Urban League Statement on Justice Department Intent to Undo Affirmative Action in College Admissions
WASHINGTON, DC – National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to...
Attorney General Madigan Urges Education Secretary Devos to Stop Delaying Student Loan Forgiveness
CHICAGO, IL – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she is leading a coalition of attorneys general and other state...
Chicago Schools are Expelling 3-Year-Olds. It Needs to Stop
OP-ED: By State Rep. Juliana Stratton Three-year olds are getting expelled from preschool. Let that thought sink in for a...
Student Loan Scam Gets an “F” From the FTC
By Alesha Hernandez Consumer Education Specialist, FTC The costs of student loans and fees can be overwhelming. You might see...
Does the DeVos Education Budget Promote “Choice” or Segregation?
An Op-ed from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council on the proposed Fiscal Year 2018 Education Budget By...
