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Emily Hays
Education Reporter | Illinois Public Media-
More than half of Illinois' teachers surveyed said they are ready to embrace social studies standards that include teaching LGBTQ+, Asian American, and pre-enslavement Black history in its public schools.
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Budzinski worked as an aide to Governor JB Pritzker and President Joe Biden, but this was her first time running for political office.