Dusty Rhodes
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Nationwide, colleges and universities are changing their admissions policies to make traditional standardized tests like the ACT and the SAT optional.... -
A high score on the SAT or ACT is no longer required for admission to more than a dozen four-year colleges and universities in Illinois. As of last week... -
The Illinois State Board of Education yesterday approved a budget request seeking $9.6 billion dollars in state funds, most of which will go to the... -
In an attempt to relieve Illinois' severe teacher shortage, state lawmakers last year voted to remove a requirement known as the "basic skills test."... -
In the 2017-18 school year, Illinois taxpayers funded the placement of close to 350 special education students at some 40 facilities in other states.... -
When Avital van Leeuwen was in 10th grade, she was into skateboarding, punk rock, smoking pot and feminism. Her home life was in turmoil in the... -
Last year, Illinois amended its school code to limit options for districts sending special needs students out of state. Under this new amendment ,... -
Every child in America has the right to a “free and appropriate public education,” thanks to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , signed... -
In the 2017-18 school year, Illinois sent close to 350 students with special needs to private boarding schools in other states. The cost added up to... -
The Illinois State Board of Education today amended emergency rules that had banned the use of certain physical restraints in schools. Those rules had...
