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Posts tagged Illinois Public Education
Fair tax: Now more than ever
Public education, preschool critical to level social playing field, but require funding, especially in pandemic
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Ted CoxIllinois Fair Tax, Pritzker Fair Tax, Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Graduated Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Defund the Police, Police Brutality Protests, J.B. Pritzker, Cheri Bustos, Mitch McConnell, Municipal Liquidity Facility, Scott Minerd, Guggenheim Investments, Jay Powell, Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown, Bill Brady, Timothy Schneider, Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Public Schools, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Preschool
Teacher shortage worse and getting worser
New IARSS President Mark Klaisner suggests short-term fixes and long-term solutions
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Ted CoxMark Klaisner, Kathi Griffin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Association of Regionals Superintendents of Schools, IARSS, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, Illinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teacher Salary, Andy Manar, ISBE, Illinois State Board of Education
Better training could reduce teacher shortage
Economic Policy Institute finds teachers need to learn from other teachers
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Ted CoxIllinois Teacher Shortage, Teacher Shortage, Economic Policy Institute, IEA, Teacher Training, Emma Garcia, Elaine Weiss, Andy Manar, Kathi Griffin, Illinois Public Education
New laws take effect
Gas, cigarette taxes up, as drivers are called on to put down phones and teens to drop butts
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Chicago dominates top public high schools
Payton College Prep is best in state and in top 10 nationwide, but Rockton’s Hononegah is best outside city and suburbs ranking at 52
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Ted CoxChicago Public Schools, Payton College Prep, Northside College Prep, Lane Tech, Whitney Young Magnet High School, Jones College Prep, Stevenson High School, Proviso Math and Science Academy, Libertyville High School, Hononegah High School, Dunlap High School, Mahomet-Seymour High School, U.S. News & World Report, Illinois Education Association, IEA, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education
Invest in teachers, education, says state poll
Brutally honest poll conducted for IEA finds Illinoisans think state is on wrong track, but education funding is key way to turn it around
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Ted CoxKathi Griffin, IEA, Bridget Shanahan, Jill Normington, Illinois Education, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Pensions, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale
