A fourth school, St. Edward School, 3020 11th St., is now part of the collaborative effort that includes Cathedral of St. Peter, St. Bernadette and St. James Schools. Diocese spokesmen say the addition further enhances the potential of the future school.
Read moreAmericans overwhelmingly believe teachers don’t make enough money, and half say they’d support paying higher taxes to give educators a raise.
Read moreA Southern Illinois University official says the school is considering having a satellite office for its law school in downtown Springfield or Edwardsville.
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faced blistering questioning from House Democrats on Tuesday as they confronted her on gun control, racism and LGBT rights.
Read moreThe Department of Education has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools.
Read moreA follow-up bill to Illinois’ school funding reform law is headed to the state Senate after winning approval from members of the House.
Read moreStriking University of Illinois graduate students occupied the school president’s office ahead of another day of negotiations.
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U of I graduate students’ strike in Champaign-Urbana is set to enter a second week after bargaining between the union and school administrators failed over the weekend.
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Illinois Industrial University, later to become the University of Illinois, opened March 2, 1868, with 77 students and four faculty members.
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Several Illinois universities are reassuring future students that disciplinary action resulting from recent protest activity will not affect their admission to those schools.
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Dr. Ehren Jarrett, Superintendent of Rockford Public Schools, says the governor’s pension proposal needs to be taken in the context of overall school funding.
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Southern Illinois University’s chancellor is facing two ethics reviews over complaints that he hired his family and used part of his relocation allotment from the school to help cover costs of his daughter’s move.
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Matt Streb, chief of staff to Acting NIU President Lisa Freeman, says Gov. Rauner’s proposed allocation for higher education ignores even a minimal 1.9 percent increase requested by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
Read moreThe Republican governor proposed a $696 million savings to the state’s bank account by shifting the employer portion of teachers’ pension contributions to local districts over four years.
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Families are remembering their loved ones 10 years after a shooting at Northern Illinois University that killed five and injured 21.
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