All articles tagged Dusty Rhodes

Gov. Bruce Rauner holds a press conference in Mt. Zion Junior High School to "demand" that Democrats send him their school funding plan so that he can veto parts of it. — Governor Rauner's Facebook page

July 21, 2017

Public Schools At Risk Of Losing Funding; Chicago’s Haymarket Affair; Girls Rock! CU

On the 21st: We discussed the latest in the political fight regarding funding for public schools. Plus, we travel back to 1886 to learn about lessons from Chicago's Haymarket affair that apply today, and we learn about a new initiative in central Illinois to get more women into rock n' roll.

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Cinda Klickna standing in an office. — Dusty Rhodes/Illinois Public Radio

December 16, 2015

IEA Leader Eager To Dump ‘No Child Left Behind’

How many standardized test do you remember taking when you were in school? Your answer probably depends on whether you finished school before 2002 when No Child Left Behind took effect. Illinois Public Radio's Dusty Rhodes discusses NCLB's replacement, the Every Student Succeeds Act, with Illinois Education Association President Cinda Klickna.

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