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 […]