Dr Brent Clark, on Funding Illinois Schools, and the Future of...
From Springfield, we talk to Dr. Brent Clark, the executive director of the Illinois Association of School administrators, and get his thoughts on how...
Lawsuit Against State Over Pension Reform: Update from Aaron Maduff
We talk to attorney Aaron Maduff who is representing the State Universities Annuitants Association in their lawsuit against Illinois over pension reform, and get...
IL School Boards Assn’s Ben Schwarm on SB 16
As the Legislature is about to return for the Fall Veto Session, we go one on one with Ben Schwam, of the Illinois Assn...
Evidence-Based Education Funding Model Seeks First Funds
State Capitol - Our full hour-long presentation of testimony before the Illinois House Education Cmte, on the funding for the "evidence-based" funding model that had...
Gov Rauner Calls on Legislature to Send Him SB-1, the School...
CHICAGO (July 19, 2017) – Today, Gov. Bruce Rauner again called on lawmakers to send him Senate Bill 1, the school funding reform bill.
The...
Legislative Leaders Say They’ve Reached an Agreement “In Principle” on Education...
Chicago -- Speaker Madigan cancelled the House session that was to have met this past Wednesday for a vote to try and override the...
Gov Rauner issues an Amendatory Veto of the Education Bill, ...
Springfield, August 1, 2017 - Gov Rauner on Tuesday, carried out his promise to Amendatory Veto the education funding bill, SB-1, that the Gov...
Illinois’ Education Leaders on Current Challenges of Funding and Reforms
From Chicago: We sit with the four of the leaders in Illinois education, to hear how the recently passed school funding reform is going...
Dixon School Officer Recognized for Heroic Actions in Stopping a School...
State Capitol May 30, 2018 - Dixon school resources officer, Mark Dallas heard shots as students were gathered in the school gymnasium to practice...
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From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: We talk with historian and fmr military officer, Mark DePue on his work of conducting indepth oral history...