The Trump administration has made it clear their goal is to dismantle the Department of Education entirely, and that is ...

In its survey of unfilled positions, the state board found that Illinois had 1,877 more classroom teachers in the 2023-24 ...

Concern about the funds is growing now that staffing at the agency has been cut by nearly 50% — from 4,133 to 2,183.

We understand that this budget, although compassionate, still has a long way to go when it comes to really being able to ...

Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and ...

Survey of Illinois educators found biggest issues with classroom disruptions, student misbehavior & lack of trust toward ...

From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of short-term, ...

Increased pay for educators, better school conditions, mentoring and mental health support are key factors cited by educators that could help alleviate the critical ongoing teacher shortage in ...

The Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools each released findings ...

The plan to fire about 1,378 employees will undermine the department’s ability to perform work mandated by federal law, the ...

All teachers across the state feel under-compensated, and that is a real point of pain,” said Dr. Rachel Mahmood, 2024 ...

The 135,000 member Illinois Education Association (IEA-NEA) is the state’s largest union. IEA represents Pre K-12 teachers ...