And they have sought to influence what is taught inside public schools. So, what exactly is Trump planning to do, how would he do it and how would that affect local education in Illinois?

Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest news on Chicago Public Schools. Illinois State Superintendent Tony Sanders told ...

Also, Lively, Mathias, Hooper and Noblet were employed as the district's auditor for the past fiscal year's books; approved a demolition project on storage space at Brownstown Elementary School; and ...

The Brownstown Bombers avenged their regional ... A graduate of Edwardsville High School and the University of Illinois, Matt has been writing for the paper since he was a junior in high school ...

Weather permitting, Brownstown Speedway will open its 2025 racing season on March 1. On the schedule will be the Northern Allstars Late Models and Modiifeds, Pure Stocks and Hornets. It will be ...

In 2024, the U.S. Department of Education gave Illinois $1.2 billion for Title I funds, money allocated to schools serving a majority of children from low-income families, and almost $1 billion ...

Among the group is Northern Illinois University student David Guillermo Murillo ... Security eliminated guidance that had limited immigration enforcement actions in “protected spaces.” Those spaces ...

“And what many other schools in central Illinois are doing to take the steps needed to academically and intellectually engage students in the classroom,” Reedy said. District 186 said they have a ...

The U.S. Department of Education has given schools and universities that receive federal funding an ultimatum: eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal funding. The Education ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the Democratic National Convention ... The Democrat’s top education aide, Martin Torres, said Pritzker is expected to endorse “screen-free schools” during his ...

FILE - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) ...