IFT President on Pension Reform, Mandates on Education
Dan Montgomery, the President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, explains his organization's stance on the contested pension reform law, and whether or not...
Challenges Facing Illinois Education
Jason Leahy, Executive Director of the Illinois Principal's Association, discusses many of the issues affecting education, including state funding, school reforms, technology, and the...
A New Home for Lincoln College’s Lincoln Collection
From Lincoln Illinois: Professor Ron Keller, gives us a tour of the new setting for Lincoln artifacts, that have long been a part of...
Sen Manar’s Educucation Reform
Sen Andy Manar's Education Reform bill, SB-16, is debated in the Senate
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...
President of Illinois Network of Charter Schools
Andrew Broy, the President and CEO of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools talks with Jeff Berkowitz about why he supports school choice in...
Hearing on Whether to Ban Legislative Scholarship Program
A Senate Executive Committee hears testimony concerning the Legislative Scholarship Program, which allows legislators to provide a limited number of tuition free, state school...
Free Technology for Classroom Teaching
From the Illinois Association of School Boards annual conference, we hear educators share insights into how interesting -- and FREE -- technology...
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