Illinois Education

Teacher unions are opposing a draft proposal that would divert tax revenue away from the state to pay tuition for sending students to private schools.…

Illinois Secretary of Education Beth Purvis is pushing Gov. Bruce Rauner’s plan to make sure schools open on time this fall. The Republican has called...

Senate Democrats are taking another bite at the school funding apple. Senator Andy Manar, a Democrat from Bunker Hill, has tried for years to get Illinois…

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner wants to increase state funding of public schools. He visited a high school in Springfield today. He told students Illinois…

Schools and school districts across Illinois will be subject to a rating system that was recently signed into law and is scheduled to launch this school…

CHICAGO (AP) - Hundreds of school districts across Illinois cover either all or most of their teachers' retirement contributions. The issue is in the…

Students may soon have to take one semester of civics in order to graduate from high school. Illinois Public Radio's Brittanie Brooks reports. Many…