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Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat said the bill is all about equity. “As a district with the high percentage of low-income kids, ELL (English language learner) kids, children of color, African American children, it really speaks to us,” said Desmoulin-Kherat. She said equity has become more important than ever amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Right now, a big thing for us is analyzing our kids who are struggling and ensuring that they have some additional support, they’re getting extra support,” said Desmoulin-Kherat. She said the proposal for a Whole Child ...

Peoria Public Schools Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat said the bill is all about equity. “As a district with the high percentage of low-income kids, ELL (English language learner) kids, children of color, African American children, it really speaks to us,” said Desmoulin-Kherat. She said equity has become more important than ever amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Right now, a big thing for us is analyzing our kids who are struggling and ensuring that they have some additional support, they’re getting extra support,” said Desmoulin-Kherat. She said the proposal for a Whole Child ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: After months of hearings on educational policies aimed at addressing racial inequities in education and a short lame duck session, the Black Caucus’s education bill has passed both houses and now awaits the Governor’s signature. The bill has implications for graduation requirements, accelerated placement, and the history curriculum, among other topics. While the initial version of the bill called for lengthening the school year in response to learning challenges during the pandemic, those provisions were removed. Similarly, new ...

Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are advancing a K-12 education bill that would expand resources for marginalized students and reform education policies that disproportionately harm students of color.

Black Caucus unveils K-12 education reform bill: Bill would create task force to define, establish ‘trauma-responsive schools’