Banned conduct
In the Logan County village of Mt. Pulaski, it is illegal for boys to hurl snowballs at trees. But there s no problem if girls want to .
Infamous Illinoisans
James Earl Ray, convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, was born in Alton, while Unabomber Ted Kaczynski was born in Chicago. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wine o clock
Grapes are big business in the Land of Lincoln. The state has 105 wineries and produced 651,800 gallons of wine last year â the equivalent of about 3.2 million bottles. LORI ANN COOK-NEISLER, The Pantagraph
Baby names
The most popular girl s baby name in Illinois in 2014 was Olivia, chosen by 901 new moms. The most popular boy s name was Noah, chosen 835 times. Rounding out the top five for girls names were Emma, Sophia, Isabella and Ava; while Alexander, William, Michael and Liam were the top selections for boys.Â
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From birth to career, Illinois students deserve an equitable and adequate education system
Robin Steans, president of Advance Illinois; April Janney, acting president and CEO of Illinois Action for Children; Mimi Rodman, executive director of Stand for Children Illinois; Kyle Westbrook, executive director of Partnership for College Completion; and Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph.D, president of Start Early
COVID-19 has upended the lives and education of children and young people throughout Illinois. As we enter 2021, we will need new ways of thinking and working to ensure our state’s education system emerges from the pandemic able to serve kids better and more equitably.
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The act is part of the Legislative Black Caucus’ education reform bill which passed through the Illinois legislature during the lame duck session.
“We really believe we can t talk about advancing racial equity in Illinois higher education without talking about how we re going to reform our development education system,” said Goldman.
She says community colleges over-rely on placement tests. That leads to over-placing Black students in those courses. The new plan allows students to show proficiency in other ways. They can get into college-level courses through high school GPA or transition classes.
“Forty-five community colleges will implement the traditional model at some level, despite its ineffectiveness,” said Goldman. “When you hear that, and you know how it affects the rate of completion of college-level coursework I think it s pretty alarming.”
A bill aimed at making college education and teacher preparation programs more accessible and affordable for people of color began working its way through