Equity

DeKalb Public Schools has hired a new superintendent. Her name is Minerva Garcia-Sanchez. She’s currently the Pilsen, Marshall Square and Little Village…

A new report reflects on the long-term cost of cutting education funding during past recessions and how Illinois can learn from those mistakes during the…

Black and Latinx college students in Illinois aren’t as successful as their white peers. That’s according to a new state report.Ginger Ostro is the…

This week, we have our first ever returning guest on Teachers’ Lounge: Maurice McDavid. He’s been a teacher and administrator in his hometown of DeKalb…

Does having more officers in a school automatically mean more safety? More and more school districts are questioning that premise after protests sparked…

Watching protests unfold in his hometown of DeKalb, Maurice McDavid saw a black student he taught in the eighth grade leading a march. He remembered…

DeKalb is a university town. But even growing up in the shadow of Northern Illinois University, that doesn’t mean every student sees themselves as a…

The Partnership for College Completion held an event at Northern Illinois University discussing their new reports on the cost of college, specifically for…

An advocacy group is calling on Illinois to make higher education more equitable for students. It says that means changing the way it funds post-secondary…

State disinvestment in higher education has put a college degree out of reach for many Illinois students. That’s a key finding from a new series of…