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How RFK Jr.’s health proposals could affect Illinois

WASHINGTON/SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- Every new presidential administration comes with policy changes, but the incoming second administration of President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could dramatically reshape the public health landscape. Kennedy, a former political rival of Trump, became a close ally of Trump over the final months of the 2024 campaign and was named to the HHS post shortly after the election. The department houses the National Institutes […]

December 5, 2024 52

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Effort planned to boost student math scores in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois education officials plan to launch a statewide initiative over the next several months aimed at boosting student performance in math. State Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders made that announcement during a recent media briefing to unveil the most recent school report card. That annual report shows how individual schools, districts, and the state as a whole are performing across a wide range of educational measures, including academic performance in English language arts, and math. “This […]

November 3, 2024 37

Capitol News Illinois

Illinois takes action against academy serving children with disabilities
Report details long-running issues of poor treatment, services at Northern Illinois Academy

SPRINGFIELD (CNI) – Officials from multiple state agencies said Friday that they are cutting ties with a residential school that serves children in state care with mental and developmental disabilities after an independent review documented reports of mistreatment of youth at the facility. Northern Illinois Academy, in Aurora, is an 87-bed private residential facility that serves children with co-occurring mental illnesses or autism, mood disorders, and developmental delays. It is owned and operated by Sequel Youth and Family Services and […]

May 14, 2021 2

Business & Lifestyle

Gov. Pritzker declares remote learning days continue through end of academic year

CHICAGO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday that in-person learning in schools will not resume for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. Remote learning days will take place for all K-12 education for the remainder of the school year. This announcement following careful consideration of science and from close consultations with public health leaders and experts across Illinois and nationwide. Pritzker states during Friday's press conference, "Our decisions must follow the science and the science says […]

April 17, 2020 11

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And One More Thing…Demand for Teachers in Illinois

And one more thing… In my last show I was talking about job opportunities in the state of Illinois for those who wanted to be an educator at any level. As I mentioned, the state is making it more and more difficult for those who want to teach in the state due to high requirements to earn a state education licensure. Issues such as the high requirements for practicum hours, not having a degree in four years, and extra assessments […]

February 2, 2018 2

East Central Illinois Region

PARCC & ISBE analysis: area schools in need of improvement

MORRISONVILLE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- According to recent joint analysis of standardized testing by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), area school districts have a lot of room for improvement. A recently updated report card of all Illinois school districts from 2017 shows that 15.5 percent of Morrisonville Grade School students are meeting Common Core expectations and are ready for the next grade. 33 percent of students nearly met […]

January 26, 2018 6

Decision 2018

Proposed law would make it easier for out of state teachers to work in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (INN) -- The latest proposal to solve Illinois' teacher shortage could have schools, once again, looking across the state line. Illinois schools need teachers. Every fall, school districts say they can't find enough qualified, licensed teachers to fill their classrooms. The Illinois State Board of Education said the 2017-2018 school year started with about 2,000 open teaching positions across the state. Gov. Bruce Rauner, about a year ago, signed a reciprocity law that will cut some of the red […]

January 20, 2018 15

Business & Lifestyle

Fiscal budget, school funding formula points of discussion at Nokomis school board meeting

NOKOMIS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In the meeting of the Nokomis School Board on September 21, the board held a public hearing prior to the meeting regarding the district’s budget for the 2017-18 school year and fiscal year. Board President Denny Bauman called the public hearing to order at 7:25 p.m. With no public comments, the public hearing was closed and adjourned, transitioning to the regular board meeting at 7:30 p.m. District Superintendent Dr. Scott Doerr introduced new district staff members who […]

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