Pritzker calls for setting new higher education attainment goals
Executive order creates new working group to recommend plans for increasing postsecondary attainment.
Tag: Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Carterville assistant football coach on leave is subject of investigators’ subpoenas
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois State Board of Education have requested personnel and other records as part ...
Capitol Briefs: U of I still concerned about higher ed funding overhaul proposal
Multiple groups that are at risk of losing federal funding are asking Illinois lawmakers for more state money.
Pritzker proposes $56B budget with minimal new spending, tax on social media companies
The plan includes new taxes on social media companies but keeps spending relatively flat from the current year.
State education board OKs $10.9B budget request
Illinois education officials seek modest funding increase amid budget uncertainty.
U.S. Supreme Court allows Mike Bost to challenge how Illinois counts mail-in ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Bost, as a candidate for office, has a right to challenge election laws.
Illinois education officials brace for lean fiscal year ahead
Flat revenue and increasing demands for state funding elsewhere could mean lean times ahead for Illinois schools.
Illinois educators hope to tackle thorny issue of math competence
Students in Illinois, like their peers nationwide, tend to score lower in math than they do in reading and writing.
Requests for new K-12 funding in Illinois likely to outstrip available resources
The board submits its request to the governor and lawmakers at the start of each year.
Senate President Don Harmon avoids $10M fine after election board deadlocks
The State Board of Elections deadlocked on whether Senate President Don Harmon violated campaign contribution limits.
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