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AP Children ages 12 to 15 became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine earlier this month. Trials are underway across the country to test that vaccines effect on children 11 and younger. The Illinois State Board of Education is supporting a full return to in-person learning in K-12 schools starting this fall, even as members of the board are concerned the resolution leaves certain students behind. The resolution approved Wednesday acknowledges the states progress toward Phase 5 of the Restore Illino...

Belleville News-Democrat Collinsville School District 10 music teacher, Jennifer Bhooshan, teaches students at Webster Elementary school in October 2020. The Illinois State Board of Education voted Wednesday to require all student attendance days be in-person after many school districts shifted to remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. Illinois school...