Credit Rating Agencies Warn Of Risks For Illinois, Chicago
A pair of credit rating agencies on Tuesday issued warnings on the finances of both the state of Illinois and its largest city.
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Champaign ACLU, NAACP Call Out Lack Of Progress On Racial Equity In Unit 4 Schools
The Champaign County chapters of both the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) jointly sent a letter to the Champaign Community Unit School District 4 Board of Education and superintendent Susan Zola highlighting a lack of access to gifted and advanced placement classes for black Unit 4 students, as well as disparities in discipline and academic proficiency for black pupils as compared to their white peers.
ENCORE: One Man’s Experience With Transient Global Amnesia
We revisit our conversation with one Galesburg man about a condition that temporarily erased his memory for a day, with no lasting physical or mental effects.
Has Common Core Lived Up To Its Promises 10 Years Later?
It’s been about a decade since Illinois and states across the country adopted tougher learning standards for public schools. The goal of Common Core is to prevent kids from falling behind, but some say it hasn’t leveled the playing field.
Is Corruption More Prevalent In State And Local Government Vs. National? This Researcher Thinks So
While so much attention is focused on corruption at the federal level, it may actually be more prevalent in the United States at the state and local levels. We talked with an Illinois State professor about his findings on the matter.
