Transportation providers, schools, state officials ease school bus driver shortage
Private school bus transportation company First Student provides over 6,000 buses to hundreds of districts in the state.
Education
The latest education news coverage throughout the state of Illinois
Faculty at University of Illinois Springfield reach tentative agreement to end strike
Terms of the agreement will not be disclosed until they have been approved by both parties.
Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?
Illinois is one of just eight states that have no restrictions on cellphone use in public schools.
Faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield continues into second week
The two sides have reached an agreement over parking and professional development opportunities and have more bargaining session scheduled
State education officials present $10.9B budget request to fund public schools
As lawmakers piece together a state budget, public school funding looms large.
University of Illinois Springfield faculty go on strike
The strike comes as state lawmakers consider a new funding distribution plan for state universities
CEJA workforce hubs deliver hope, but will they deliver jobs?
State data shows only about 15% of graduates of CEJA workforce hubs have secured employment in the renewable energy sector.
University funding overhaul bill advances in House despite U of I opposition
Proposed need-based funding formula would prioritize which schools get most new money.
Lawmakers advance Pritzker’s cell phone ban, social media regulations
Many bills advanced out of House committees are expected to be amended and further negotiated in the coming weeks.
Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.
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