Illinois’ 2024 Far West Suburbs Regional Teacher of the Year was once a young girl with an uncommon mixed heritage, Russian Jewish and Indian Hindu, searching for belonging in the educational system. Now as a fifth-grade teacher at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora and with a Ph.D. in education, Rachael Mahmood is encouraging everyone to bring their full, authentic selves to school. .
Elementary students who received scholarships through Illinois’ controversial Invest in Kids tax credit program lagged in reading and math proficiency, on state standardized tests, compared to public school students, according to a new report submitted to the Illinois State Board of Education Friday. Conducted by the nonprofit research agency WestEd, the 14-month study contrasts the Illinois .
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois schools are now allowed to keep and administer medications that can work against opioid overdoses, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday. The IDPH’s new standing order comes after expanding access to naloxone, or Narcan, in 2015, and a state law revision that took effect on Jan. 1 […]
The budget plan also calls for addressing the pressures some districts are facing due to the large number of international migrants arriving in Illinois.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 is one of the highest rated school districts in Illinois with a consistently higher graduation rate and performance metrics when compared to the rest of the state. According to the Illinois Report Card, an annually released report by the Illinois State Board of Education that tracks and assesses public school performance, District 86 has a 92% .
“We had a large number of families … who were on the waitlist and we just couldn’t just get into the program because of the overwhelming demand,” an official said.
A new state law, called the Wellness Checks in Schools Program Act, will require yearly mental health screenings for Illinois’ two million school students.