Illinois Education

Illinois students will soon have to learn Native American history. But Native American students say it needs to be more than about the past.

The documentary is screening at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

After a nationwide search to replace outgoing superintendent Carmen Ayala who is retiring after 40 years in education, the Illinois State Board of Education announced Sanders’ appointment during a special board meeting on Tuesday.

The Unit 5 and District 87 school districts plan to keep mask rules in place following Friday's order. But several smaller districts around McLean County are making masks optional, effective immediately.

The president of the Illinois Education Association said it believes the governor’s vaccine mandate was legal and necessary to provide the best educational environment for students.

As schools continue to rely on remote learning, families who don't have access to reliable internet struggle to keep up.

The minimum salary a teacher can be paid in Illinois will soon increase. Governor J.B. Pritzker joined educators and activists to sign a wage increase...

Southern Illinois University will begin its search for a permanent president soon, and at the same time leaders say they're working to find an interim...

Like many states, Illinois is facing a teacher shortage.The Illinois State Board of Education estimates more than 2,000 positions remained vacant during…

Third-grader students who live in low-income homes underperformed their more well-off classmates by 50 percentage points in seven Illinois school…