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Illinois lawmakers approve controversial ‘culturally responsive’ teaching rule Illinois lawmakers approve controversial ‘culturally responsive’ teaching rule Illinois state lawmakers recently approved a rule requiring Illinois teacher training programs to adopt ‘culturally responsive teaching and leading’ standards. Critics say a political litmus test is the wrong focus when students are underachieving on the basics. A new rule that requires “culturally responsive teaching and leading” standards to be incorporated in all Illinois teacher preparation programs will take effec...

(Editor's Note: This article was published first at Illinois Policy Institute).  A new rule that requires “culturally responsive teaching and leading” standards to be incorporated in all Illinois teacher preparation programs will take effect in 2025, because the Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules voted to approve the proposed rule on Feb. 17. Eight of the committee’s 12 members would have needed to vote to suspend the rule to prevent its implementation, and only the six Republican members voted to do so. The Illinois State Board of Education adopted�...

The Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will vote Feb. 16 on whether to suspend a rule that would require Illinois teacher training programs to adopt ‘culturally responsive teaching and leading’ standards.

The Illinois General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative Rules will vote Feb. 16 on whether to suspend a rule that would require Illinois teacher training programs to adopt ‘culturally responsive teaching and leading’ standards.

First demographic report on Illinois Muslims is underway Dilara Sayeed Updated 12/20/2020 8:09 AM The first comprehensive demographic report on Illinois Muslims is underway and initial findings are expected to be completed by fall 2021. The Illinois Muslim Civic Coalition is partnering with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and the University of Illinois Chicago to produce the report, which will provide a detailed portrait of Muslims statewide.   "It's to develop a much needed evidence-based needs, opportunities and demographics assessment of a diverse community t...