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

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

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

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

“Poor Working Conditions” are among the top three causes of the shortage, according to the 2024-2025 Illinois Educator ...

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 ...

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

At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...

"Donald Trump is failing the test of leadership again. Instead of proposing any plans to improve math and reading scores for ...

The union representing teachers outside of Chicago says President Donald Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Department ...

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — The Illinois State Board of Education responded to layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education.