IFT President, Dan Montgomery: The Myth of School Choice
From the City Club of Chicago: Dan Montgomery, President of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, gives an address from the City Club of Chicago...
Update on Illinois’ New School Scholarship Program, “Invest In Kids Act”
Springfield - In the fall of 2017, a bill was passed that allowed for a state tax deduction for donations into a fund that...
Simon Institute Poll Finds Illinois Voters Favor Graduated Income Tax
Carbondale, March 26, 2019 - Illinois voters favor a graduated income tax by a two to one margin...
The Importance of Teaching Art as Part of an Illinois Education
Chicago - From the Illinois Association of School Boards annual conference, we speak with Michel Skura, with the Illinois Arts Education...
ISBE Adopts Its “Every Student Succeeds” Plan to Qualify for Federal...
SPRINGFIELD – On Wednesday, the Illinois State Board of Education’s adopted a new plan that the US Department of Education’s been urging to replace the...
Impact of Budget Stalemate on Illinois Higher Education
From Macomb: We talk one-on-on with Dr Jack Thomas, President of Western Illinois University. Dr Thomas has served as President of WIU for...
We go One-on-One with Members of the Education Leadership Alliance
From Springfield: Education Leaders attending the Alliance Leadership Summit in Springfield, share with us what each of their organizations is focusing on, as they...
Sen Andy Manar on the Need to Reform School Funding Formula
SPRINGFIELD - Sen Andy Manar (D) tells the Citizens Club of Springfield, why the state of Illinois needs to restructure the Education Funding Formula, and...
The Rising Cost of Pensions & the Impact on School Funding
From the Illinois Assn of School Boards, we hear from four legislators discuss the on-going budget stalemate, and what impact the rising cost of...
Senate President Cullerton (D) on the Legislative Agenda
SPRINGFIELD: Senate President John Cullerton talks before members of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and the NFIB, and talks about the state budget, school...
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Historian Mark DePue: Preserving Illinois’ Oral History
From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: We talk with historian and fmr military officer, Mark DePue on his work of conducting indepth oral history...