Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature made it law.
Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, a Democrat from Maywood, said the measure takes “a step toward ridding Illinois of the damaging policies and procedures built into our state’s systems of law and government that have created deep inequities and opportunity gaps in education for Black students.”
She said it would help children “accelerate their education” throughout their school years to qualify them for successful careers.
The law addresses all levels of public schooling. It expands early intervention for 3-year-olds and requires the Illinois State Board of Education to assess all children entering kindergarten for school readiness.
House Bill 2170, known as the Education and Workforce Equity Act, contains over 20 provisions aimed at decreasing racial gaps in opportunity and attainment that currently persist in the state’s
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(CHICAGO) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,182 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday with only 5 additional deaths. The state’s death toll due is at 20,767. The latest hospitalization report for Illinois shows 1,178 individuals in statewide hospitals with COVID-19. Of those, there were 266 patients in Intensive Care Units and 118 patients with COVID-19 on ventilators. For updates on all the information, go to dph.illinois.gov, or if questions call the IDPH HealthLine, toll-free, at 1-800-889-3931.
(CHICAGO) The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus celebrated another victory yesterday in its multi-pronged approach to equity and fairness when its proposal to bolster public education became law. The plan signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker expands early childhood learning, invests in vocational training, aims to expand the teacher workforce, a
Gov. JB Pritzker joined members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Monday to sign a measure aimed at advancing equity in education in the state.