In Illinois, officials at the State Board of Education hope to close the gap through the development of a statewide, ...

Decades of neuroscience and education research show that structured classroom discussion measurably improves student mental health, belonging, and academic achievement - especially in communities ...

On a brand-new Teachers’ Lounge, WNIJ’s Peter Medlin talks with music teacher Ann Smelser from NIU’s Community School of the ...

Half of retired Chicago pensioners make more than average working Illinoisans, but nearly 30,000 teachers won’t be eligible ...

Public school districts in Illinois are in the midst of a teacher shortage. Nowhere is the problem more serious than in some of the state’s southernmost districts where several school administrators ...

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — The State Board of Education says efforts to recruit teachers to fill shortages in Illinois appear to be working. In 2023, the state showed nearly 41,000 vacant positions ...

A survey of Illinois educators listed low pay and poor working conditions among things that school districts should address to alleviate an ongoing teacher shortage. Increased pay for educators, ...

When I began as director of the University of Illinois Springfield School of Education in 2022, I immediately received emails and phone calls from school districts, regional offices of education and ...

The Illinois State Board of Education released findings from the second year of a grant program that show continued progress ...

While still struggling with chronic absenteeism among students post COVID-19, Thornton Township High School District 205, ...

From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of short-term, innovative measures to cope with a prolonged and critical statewide teacher ...

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) released ...