PARCC Pain: Preliminary Results Show Low Scores
The Illinois State Board of Education had to vote on what constitutes an acceptable grade on the PARCC test.
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Unit 4 Wary Of Changes To School Funding
Proposed legislation in Springfield has Champaign Unit 4 Schools officials concerned about a possible big loss in state funding.
State EPA Seeks Action For Manure Spill Into Vermilion Co. Waterways
The Illinois EPA says a cattle farm operated by Gabe Shepherd violated the state Environmental Protection Act and other laws when it allowed manure to spill into Stony Creek and the Salt Fork, killing nearly 100,000 fish.
Top Education Official Denounces Illinois School Funding
Among the many political battles that have raged in Springfield since the election of Governor Bruce Rauner, one difficult battle has fallen off the radar. The fight for a new school funding formula has been pushed to the wayside as the state operates without a budget for a third month, and Springfield's top politicians talk over each other.
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U.S. Education Secretary Praises U of I Disability Resources
The United States' top education official made a couple of stops in Illinois this week on a "Back to School" Bus Tour. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hopped off his school bus in Champaign Wednesday to highlight the disability resource program at the University of Illinois' Urbana campus.