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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...