“Illinois’ business climate outshines its regional rivals.”
Read More »Fair Share means fairness for working people | Illinois Education Association
Reasons why Fair Share is Fair.
Read More »Bruce Rauner tries to block fees for state workers who don’t want to join union – Chicago Tribune
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner diverts “fair share” fees and plans to take union issue to U.S. Supreme Court.
Read More »Implementation of PARCC tests raises concerns – DailyHerald.com
A summary of all the frustrations related to PARCC testing as told by a local superintendent.
Read More »Superintendents urge Common Core testing delay -The Washington Post
‘How can test data be valid under testing conditions like this?’
Read More »Statehouse Insider: Rauner pension slide slides over some details – News – The State Journal-Register – Springfield, IL
Gov. Bruce Rauner has been going around with a slide show to illustrate the varied, and severe, problems facing the state.
Read More »State threatens to withhold funds from schools that skip Common Core test – Chicago Tribune
A showdown over state testing is intensifying, with the Illinois State Board of Education threatening to yank as much as hundreds of millions of dollars from districts that don’t administer a new state exam to students.
Read More »State to revamp funding for schools | Daily Chronicle
School Funding Bill SB16 is being rewritten…
Read More »Chicago school district refuses to give PARCC Common Core test as mandated by the state of Illinois – The Washington Post
The Chicago Public Schools, the third largest system in the country, has decided to buck a mandate to give all its students a new Common Core test known as PARCC this school year, a decision that could have implications across the country for Core testing.
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IPACE Recommended Candidates – Illinois Education Association.
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