Cut to pension benefits moving forward The Illinois House could vote as early as today on a plan to cut pension benefits for state workers, university employees and public school teachers. The legislation, designed to begin chipping away at the … [Read more...]

Educators gather for Common Core training When the Common Core State Standards were adopted by the state board of education in June of 2010, many districts chose to sit back while others got an early start on implementation. Now, with assessments … [Read more...]

16 Schools honored by Illinois State Board of Education MARION — Sixteen schools from 12 Southern Illinois districts in nine counties were honored Monday by the Illinois State Board of Education for achieving academic excellence. Illinois Honor … [Read more...]

Senate OKs bill to give more money to Springfield schools Springfield schools could get additional state aid under a bill approved by the Senate Thursday. Sponsored by Sen. Andy Manar, D-Bunker Hill, Senate Bill 1880 is intended to compensate the … [Read more...]

Stakeholders debate state pension reform at Palatine forum The panelists at times struggled to find common ground, and the deep divide between stakeholders on how to fix the pension funding crisis was painfully evident. But a pension reform forum … [Read more...]

Forum brings suburban community, experts together on state pension ... Chicago Daily Herald - The vast majority of people planning to attend a forum on public pensions today consider it an urgent priority for Illinois to address the pension funding … [Read more...]

SIU assistant professor nominated for award The Southern - Beverly Love, an assistant professor at SIU, has been selected by the Illinois Education Association as its 2013 nominee for the National Foundation Award ...  NCHS teacher honored for … [Read more...]

Danville works on $6 million grant for high school DANVILLE - While not sold on every component, Danville school board and community members said they generally like the district's grant proposal for up to $6 million in federal funding to … [Read more...]

Does it matter if districts cover teacher pension contributions? Illinois teachers are supposed to put 9.4 percent of their salaries toward their pensions. Yet, teachers in at least 27 suburban school districts have some or all of their retirement … [Read more...]

Collinsville school board hears public support on Kusnerick, takes no action COLLINSVILLE — The Collinsville Unit 10 School Board met in executive session late Monday night, but did not determine the fate of Collinsville High Athletic Director … [Read more...]