Public Education
Leaked document details Chicago Teachers’ Union’s radical, left-wing demands costing $50 billionA leaked document from the Chicago Teachers Union details its bargaining demands, including full abortion coverage, carbon neutral schools, and paid leave for victims of verbal assault on social… Read More
Public Education
Nonprofit set to get another $2M despite low reading, math proficiencies(The Center Square) – A state lawmaker says the use of taxpayer dollars on Teach For America is a waste. The nonprofit teacher development group is seeking more money… Read More
Economy
Report: Illinois’ high taxes, government scope dampen economic outlook(The Center Square) – Illinois ranks among the worst states in the nation for economic outlook and its high tax burden continues to drive residents out of the state,… Read More
Public Education
School board member asked to resign after allegedly stealing wife’s ex-husband’s identity to solicit women for sex on TinderAn Illinois school board member was asked to resign Monday after allegations he stole someone’s identity to solicit sex on a dating app. Jason Farrell of the Moline-Coal… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: From Invest in Kids to divest in futures, Illinois’ retreat from educational progress(The Center Square) – Illinois has made history, though a celebration is not in order. Defying the national trend, lawmakers disbanded the Invest in Kids Act, the state’s popular… Read More
Illinois
Opposition grows over proposal to eliminate tipped wages in Illinois(The Center Square) – Legislation that would eliminate the tip credit in Illinois is facing opposition from members of the service industry. Under the current system, businesses pay… Read More
Public Education
Illinois superintendent faces backlash over handling of sexual abuse allegationsAn Illinois school board has placed the superintendent of Fenton Community High School District 100 in Bensenville on administrative leave over his handling of sexual abuse allegations. Read More
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union likely to lose vote it allegedly electioneered with public school studentsThe Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) appears to be heading to defeat in an election in which it allegedly violated ethics policies by using school resources, including students, to electioneer. Read More
Public Education
Watchdog files electioneering complaint against Chicago Teachers Union for using students in get-out-the-vote effortA policy group in Illinois filed an ethics complaint with the Inspector General of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) alleging violations of school district rules by using students for an… Read More
Public Education
Religious leader wants anti-violence efforts in Chicago schools(The Center Square) – Father Michael Pfleger worries Chicago city officials’ recent decision to remove school resource officers from all Chicago Public Schools could have the opposite effect of… Read More
Government
Illinois’ ‘equitable’ funding report seeks $1.4 billion more for higher education(The Center Square) – Democrats unveiled a report that ultimately calls for Illinois taxpayers to pay $1.4 billion more to fund public universities. A Republican legislator questioned if that… Read More
Public Education
Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staffThe Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the… Read More
Public Education
Illinois State Board of Education, diversity recruiters, ask for more tax dollars(The Center Square) – Teach Plus, a special interest group, contributed to a $2.3 million increase in the 2023 state budget for the Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship to… Read More
Public Education
‘Its conclusions are meaningless,’ says Catholic school superintendent of Illinois school choice report skewed to make public schools look betterOpponents of school choice in Illinois thought they had a smoking gun after a report showed public school students outscored school choice students in the state. But the… Read More
Government
‘Wicked agenda’: Parents sound alarm on Illinois bill that seeks to prevent guardians from denying sex changes(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents and legal experts condemned an Illinois bill that would label children as “abused” if their parents don’t allow them to obtain a sex… Read More
Public Education
Study: Illinois’ spending per student is one of highest in the country(The Center Square) – A new study shows that Illinois continues to pump money into education without seeing tangible results. The Reason Foundation… Read More
Public Education
Illinois shields schools’ sex ed, gender trainings from public view(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Illinois Attorney General’s Office allowed the state’s largest school district to withhold records related to gender and sexuality lessons offered in classrooms, according… Read More
Courts
‘Illegal and unlawful’: Teachers’ unions in two states sued by parents over harmful strikesTeachers’ union strikes exact a heavy toll on students and families – a toll leading parents in Chicago and Newton, Massachusetts to file separate lawsuits against their respective unions. Read More
Abortion, Illinois
Illinois bill looks to give abortion seekers and providers tax credits(The Center Square) – A new measure would provide a $500 tax credit for abortion providers, abortion seekers, legal guardians of abortion seekers and public school teachers who move… Read More
Government
New Illinois bill looks to give tax credits to abortion seekers and providers(The Center Square) – A new measure would provide a $500 tax credit for abortion providers, abortion seekers, legal guardians of abortion seekers and public school teachers who move… Read More