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Far West Suburbs Regional Teacher of the Year sees strength in identity

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. . ....

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Public school students outperformed tax credit scholarship recipients at private schools, report says

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 . ....

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IDPH allows schools to obtain and administer opioid antagonists

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 […] ....

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Pritzker's budget proposal calls for child tax credit, elimination of grocery tax

While the governor's proposed budget includes eliminating the 1% grocery tax, there is another tax that could see a 20% increase. ....

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Pritzker proposes $1.8B in spending growth, backed by tax increases for corporations

The governor’s budget fills previously projected deficit with changes to tax code. ....

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