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Statewide, Illinois schools saw increases in English Language Arts proficiency, particularly in grades three through eight, showing a rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2020 and 2021.

The Illinois State Board of Education recently announced that starting next spring, it will use the ACT exam rather than the SAT

The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational in July 2026, will take over programs currently housed across three state agencies, including funding for preschool programs, child care centers and the licensing of day care centers

The problem facing many programs whose grant cycles are expiring is that in 2023, ISBE miscalculated how much money was available and made commitments to award more grants than the state could fund.

An Elwood school district will examine whether to send their students to Wilmington instead of Joliet given their concerns over rising truck traffic and commute time in recent years, the district’s superintendent said.

Gov. JB Pritzker will give his sixth state budget address this week, laying out his plan for a fiscal year that government forecasters in November predicted is on pace for a near-$900 million deficit unless corrective action is taken.

The Illinois State Board of Education endorsed a budget request Wednesday that includes a $653 million increase in funding for PreK-12 public schools.

Officials at the Illinois State Board of Education say they’re receiving more requests for increased funding for next year than the state could possibly afford

The supply of education professionals continues to improve in Illinois despite strains brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, but persistent issues remain in certain regions of the state and within some teaching fields

House Bill 3425 particularly targets cyberbullying, requiring that Illinois schools “make diligent efforts” to notify the parents or guardians of students involved in a bullying incident within 24 hours of the administration being made aware of it.

Thousands of elementary and high school students throughout Illinois could lose access to after-school and summer programs in the upcoming fiscal year but advocates are hoping that either the General Assembly or the federal government can keep that from happening.

Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to only be getting worse, a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools shows.

The Illinois State Board of Education announced Tuesday that Elgin-based School District U-46 Superintendent Tony Sanders will become the next state superintendent of education.

The new law adopts the National Sex Education Standards, which includes personal health and safety guidelines for younger children.

Illinois schools will soon follow federal quarantine and isolation guidance for pupils who test positive for COVID-19, the Illinois State Board of Education announced Friday, a week after the agency cautioned schools against the plan.

Days after federal health officials announced changes to recommended guidance on COVID-19 isolation and quarantine, the Illinois State Board of Education announced Friday that guidance won’t apply to Illinois schools.

According to the report, which covers the 2020-2021 academic year, total enrollment in Pre-K-12 schools fell 3.6 percent from the prior year, or by about 70,000 students, to just under 1.89 million.

Chris and Nichole Okapal of Yorkville say they send their two boys to Parkview Christian Academy because the school reflects their family values.

The unanimous vote by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules represented one of the few times that Illinois lawmakers have pushed back against the enforcement of Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive orders since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

Parkview Christian Academy in Yorkville has filed paperwork in Kendall County seeking a temporary restraining order against the Illinois State Board of Education over Gov. JB Pritzker's statewide mask mandate.

Not all superintendents who spoke Wednesday opposed the mask mandate or ISBE’s enforcement of it. Sheri Smith, superintendent of the Forrestville Valley School District in northwest Illinois, argued that putting districts on probation might be too lenient.

The Illinois State Board of Education updated its mask guidance on Monday morning to reflect updated CDC mask guidance

At Yorkville, lack of state pandemic guidelines has an impact on staff, resources and logistics, Superintendent Tim Shimp remarked, from daily health screenings to limiting class sizes.

"I find it interesting that the state Board of Education is focused on this right now, when the rest of us are focused on very different things," Lightfoot said.

Citing “too many unknowns” about the upcoming school year, Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 and Nippersink School District 2 will conduct their first quarters remotely, Superintendent Tom Lind said in a letter Thursday.

After meeting with each member of the DeKalb School District 428 board, interim superintendent Griff Powell said he's optimistic about taking over the role with Ray Lechner.

Lincoln-Way High School District 210 no longer has the worst financial rating by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Liz Sands said her group’s lawsuit against Lincoln-Way District 210 to prevent the closing of North high school was the only option on the table

A watchdog group opposed to Lincoln-Way High School District 210 officials’ August decision to close a school plans to take legal action against the district.

A state lawmaker has filed more legislation in response to the financial problems of Lincoln-Way High School District 210 and the hundreds of parents outraged over the district officials’ decision to shut down a school.

A state representative has filed legislation asking the Illinois Auditor General to conduct a performance audit that would include a review of state funds at Lincoln-Way High School District 210

Lincoln-Way High School District 210 residents met with a state lawmaker Monday to find ways to have more oversight of school board authority, including its financial decisions

Board members plan on questioning auditor Mulcahy, Pauritsch, Salvador & Co. on Thursday, where they may also approve the fiscal 2016 budget.

Hundreds of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 parents are working together to plan how to help students and families transition now that Board of Education members voted to shutter North’s campus

Lincoln-Way High School District 210 board members decided Thursday night in a 5-2 vote to close North High School in an effort to reduce budget deficits

Lincoln-Way officials are considering shuttering one of the district’s four academic buildings after mulling over and ultimately discarding the ideas of a tax increase referendum and educational cuts.

Mary Gorski and Kate Figlewski fear they may lose their schools, their friends – and in some ways, the identity of their community – as Lincoln-Way officials come to grips with closing one of the district’s four academic buildings

Lincoln-Way school officials plan to tweak school closure scenarios for each of the four high schools in the coming weeks as they consider closing one of the buildings in an attempt to fix the district’s financial crisis.

Lincoln-Way board members may on Thursday narrow their options to resolve the school district’s crippling budget deficit down to one.