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CHICAGO - The Illinois School Board of Education released its first report card on education Thursday since the pandemic closed schools across the cou...

Illinois law now allows students to seek “mental health days” as excused absences from school, but many parents want to know more about when to allow their...

(The Center Square) – Illinois schools employed more teachers in 2021 than it had at any point over the past decade while student enrollment declined over the same period. Despite this, lawmakers say the state is experiencing a teacher...

Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Re-enforcing Value of Illinois High School Diploma Chicago-Today Governor JB P...

Teachers' Lounge dives into some of the biggest education stories to pay attention to this year.

Sleds and snow forts are giving way to computers and books as traditional school snow days change because of the option of remote learning.

Mark Klaisner tells us how the teacher shortage became personal for many families this year.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made problems worse with 88% of districts saying they have a shortage of full-time teachers, forcing some to cancel classes.

Five years after its debut, Illinois’ pre-eminent study finds the statewide teacher shortage problem continues to grow.

Illinois is facing a teacher shortage — and a new survey shows school leaders fear it is getting worse.  The survey was conducted in Fall 2021, before the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant, which poses added challenges to schools as some struggle to keep buildings staffed enough to host in-person classes.