Implementing, SB-100, the new School Discipline Code
From Springfield: We talk with an authority on the new school discipline code that goes into effect statewide this fall. We hear why he...
Paris, Illinois – How a Small Community’s Effort Made the “UnAffordable”...
Paris, Illinois -- For years, students here lived in a community of 9,000 that was stuck with an aging high school over 100 years...
Andrea Zopp, President of the Chicago Urban League
Our contributing correspondent Jeff Berkowitz sits down with Andrea Zopp of the Chicago Urban League to discuss race relations in America in the wake...
Education Leaders on Illinois’ Educational Environment.
Roger Eddy, Dr. Brent Clark, and Michael Jacoby discuss the state of Illinois education and education funding.
Sen Andy Manar (D) on Fixing the School Funding Formula
State Sen Andy Manar, who's worked for years trying to alter the school funding formula, which he says provides vastly unfair results in funding...
House Education Funding Task Force on Education Spending Reform Bill
We attend a hearing of the House Education Funding Task Force, and hear from representatives of the task force, and a representative of Northern...
Funding & Reforming Illinois Education in 2019
Chicago - From the Illinois Association of School Boards annual conference, three lawmakers share their ideas on the challenges and reforms under...
Difficulty Managing School Budgets in Poor Economy – Michael Jacoby of...
Next from Chicago, we talk with Michael Jacoby, The executive director of the Illinois Association of School Business Officials, about the difficulties many Illinois...
Sen Barickman (R) on Fully Paying the Education Foundation Level
Sen Jason Barickman (R), talks about the complexity of changing the School Funding Formula, which he agrees needs to be fixed. But Sen Barickman...
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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...