1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (841+ words) by Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois June 11, 2026 SPRINGFIELD " The Illinois State Board of Education formally adopted a plan Wednesday aimed at improving math instruction and boosting student math scores throughout the state. The Illinois Comprehensive Numeracy Plan is described as…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (262+ words) The Parkland College Foundation will host its annual Women of Impact Scholarship Celebration and Selection on Tuesday, June 16, from 57 p. m. at the college's Shapland Student Commons in the Student Union. A grassroots giving circle of compassionate, diverse, and influential individuals, Women…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (170+ words) Families looking for an educational outdoor activity can explore ancient history at the "Fun with Fossils" program at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve on June 13 from 1 to 2 p. m. Hosted at the preserve's Interpretive Center, the free event gives residents a chance…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (233+ words) The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reported that the state's unemployment rate was 5. 1% in April, unchanged from March and up 0. 6 percentage points from April last year, based on U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. March's rate was revised to 5. 1%. Total…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1581+ words) by Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Medill Illinois News Bureau, Capitol News Illinois May 15, 2026 CHICAGO " Diverse interest groups " from public school activists and downstate voters to state officials and school boards " have pushed Gov. JB Pritzker to finally make a decision…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (20+ words) Parkland'College has launched its first healthcare registered apprenticeship in partnership with Gibson Area Hospital, creating a new pathway for stud...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (361+ words) Nonfiction books are at the center of PEN America's latest warning about school censorship. A new report finds that bans on factual and educational titles have more than doubled as part of a broader wave of book removals in U. S. public…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (25+ words) High school seniors heading to a four'year public college this fall are on track to borrow more than $43, 000 for a bachelor's degree, accord...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (733+ words) by Hannah Meisel, Capitol News Illinois May 1, 2026 CHICAGO " Three dozen Illinois school districts are the latest in a string of public schools, colleges and universities across the country named as subjects of federal investigations into whether the institutions teach about…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1293+ words) by Peter Hancock, Ben Szalinski and Jenna Schweikert, Capitol News Illinois April 16, 2026 SPRINGFIELD " Public school teachers in Illinois may soon have to add Latin Americans to the list of ethnic groups whose contributions to American history and culture must be…...