2017 Illinois Science Assessment Results Now Available
Results fuel conversations about local successes in implementing new science learning standards SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois State...
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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...
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...
100 Black Business Women in Child Care Host Gubernatorial Candidate Forums
Forums will be held at the West Austin Child Development Center, 4920 W. Madison Ave., Chicago, IL CHICAGO, IL.,...
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...
“Chicago is Becoming Whiter and Whiter”
Probation Challenge's Interview with Christopher ‘Chris’ George Kennedy, Democratic Candidate for Illinois Governor CHICAGO IL - Christopher ‘Chris’ George...
Disadvantaged Kids May be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease Later in Life
Journal of the American Heart Association Report Study Highlights: * Children from socially and economically disadvantaged families and neighborhoods appear...
Personal PAC and Men4Choice Join Forces to Recruit Men in Fight for Women’s Access to Safe, Affordable Reproductive Health Care
Campaign designed to engage men to join fight to protect women’s reproductive rights, calling out anti-choice politicians and policies...
