Illinois State Board of Education

When Avital van Leeuwen was in 10th grade, she was into skateboarding, punk rock, smoking pot and feminism. Her home life was in turmoil in the aftermath…

Every child in America has the right to a “free and appropriate public education,” thanks to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed into…

The minimum salary a teacher can be paid in Illinois will soon increase. Governor J.B. Pritzker joined educators and activists to sign a wage increase…

A few months ago, the Illinois State Board of Education voted to ask lawmakers for $15.6 billion to fund public schools. Now, a newly appointed board…

More than two dozen school districts learned last week that they're eligible for property tax relief grants from the Illinois State Board of Education.…

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, a few high school students are measuring and cutting siding.They’re building a house in the trades class at the Capital…

Less than an hour before Gov. Bruce Rauner was scheduled to deliver his State of the State address, lawmakers in the House and Senate voted to override…

The Illinois State Board of Education today voted unanimously to ask the General Assembly to practically double state funding for public schools. Last…