Sweeping layoffs announced this week are part of a dramatic downsizing of the Department of Education. Gov. JB Pritzker addressed the cuts at an education conference.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Illinois is making progress in addressing its teacher shortage, with the number of vacant positions decreasing from 41,000 to ...