Dusty Rhodes
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In the 2017-18 school year, Illinois taxpayers funded the placement of close to 350 special education students at some 40 facilities in other states....
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When Avital van Leeuwen was in 10th grade, she was into skateboarding, punk rock, smoking pot and feminism. Her home life was in turmoil in the...
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Last year, Illinois amended its school code to limit options for districts sending special needs students out of state. Under this new amendment ,...
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Every child in America has the right to a “free and appropriate public education,” thanks to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , signed...
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In the 2017-18 school year, Illinois sent close to 350 students with special needs to private boarding schools in other states. The cost added up to...
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The Illinois State Board of Education yesterday released its new report card. That name makes it sound like gives schools a grade, which it does. But...
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With most lawsuits, you can read the pleadings and decide who’s the bad guy. But in this case filed by the Children's Habilitation Center , I can’t find...
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About 7.6 million adults 25 and over attended college in 2018. Among them are a mother of four, a Navy vet and a grandmother finishing what she started more than four decades ago.
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CommunityHis name was Devon McClyde, and he was 16 years old when he was caught in the crossfire of an argument while playing basketball one evening in a local...
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The controversial standardized tests known as PARCC could be on their way out after this spring. The Illinois State Board of Education plans to request...