217 Today: AP is growing faster in Illinois than any other state
Illinois State Board of Education
May 22, 2023
Today's headlines:
- Illinois lawmakers have yet to reach a deal on a state budget and are expected to be back at the statehouse this week.
- State senators have passed a measure aimed at protecting license plate data of people driving from other states to receive abortion care.
- A plan to bury the remains of thousands of Native Americans held by Illinois museums and universities is heading to Governor JB Pritzker.
- A University of Illinois professor says teachers should learn to incorporate artificial intelligence into their classrooms.
In today's deep dive, we hear the first in a two-part series on the growth of Advanced Placement and Dual Credit courses in Illinois high schools.
Reporting contributed by Alex Degman, Mawa Iqbal, Dave McKinney, Luis Velazquez and Peter Medlin.