Illinois wants to revamp how reading is taught. Lawmakers want to give it a deadline.
Amid a national crusade around how reading is taught, lawmakers are weighing a bill to give Illinois until 2024 to come up with a new plan.
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Illinois students will learn Native American history under a bill pending in Springfield
Some existing lessons on Native American history are incomplete and possibly inaccurate, according to many Indigenous people.
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You could be the ‘Rockefeller of cannabis’ with these college courses
As Illinois’ legal pot industry and the demand for educated workers grow, schools and companies are collaborating on marijuana classes.
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Chicagoland is a rails-to-trails hub
The Chicago area has tons of bike and pedestrian trails built on old train and canal paths. More are coming to Bronzeville and Englewood.
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Can’t make sense of your college financial aid package? Here’s help.
Financial aid letters are notoriously hard to understand. With college decisions due soon, we offer a guide for making sense of your letters.
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Nearly 10,000 Illinois students get taxpayer-supported scholarships for private schools. Should this continue?
Families who participate say it’s been essential for their children, while others say it hurts the public schools that most students attend.
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Share your questions and stories with our education journalists
Got a story tip or question about education in Chicago and the suburbs? Here’s where you can connect with the education teams at WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Illinois after-school programs at risk because of state error
The Illinois State Board of Education admits it overspent and now can’t renew federal grants for some long-standing after-school programing.
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CPS looks to move away from student-based budgeting, CEO Pedro Martinez says
Federal COVID-19 funding for primary and secondary schools allowed CPS to increase its school budgets. Over the past two years, CPS has added nearly $400 million to its school budget.
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Chicago State University strike suspended after 10 days
Faculty and staff will return to classrooms at the Far South Side campus on Monday after reaching a tentative deal with CSU administrators.
