“In solving one problem, however, Illinois created another: Districts now can send students to residential schools that get no oversight from the states in which they are located.” propublica.org/article/illino…

The IL State Board of Ed announced that the state-mandated test for HS graduation next year will be the ACT, not the SAT. Illinois State Board of Education & Tony Sanders need to step up and ensure the new contact w/ACT doesn't allow them to sell student data. Email them:
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The ILGA’s legislative session ends soon & HB3713 is sitting in Assignments in the Senate (passed the House a YEAR ago). The bill will die if we don’t get assigned to a committee ASAP. Please “quote” this & explain why this bill matters to YOU. From IL? TAG your STATE Senator.

Another good week for the class of 2024's FAFSA completion prospects. The national rate climbed 2.7%. We are still down 24% year-over-year. Still, over the past two Fridays we have added 6.3% to the national rate.

More at ncanfafsatracker.org

CC: National College Attainment Network (NCAN)

“Illinois will take part in the federally funded Summer EBT program, which provides qualifying families with a one-time benefit of $120 per child that can be used to buy groceries during the summer months”

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How did Illinois school districts become the largest out-of-state feeder to a boarding school in Westchester County, NY?

Today, ProPublica published the second part of our investigation into oversight at Shrub Oak International School:

propublica.org/article/illino…

.Illinois State Board of Education voted against an appeal to keep Quest Charter Academy open. As it stands now, Quest would close at the end of the 2023-24 school year.
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All Illinois HS Juniors must now take the ACT exam but will the state AG allow ACT to sell the data in violation of state law? chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/0…
Illinois Families for Public Schools Becky Vevea

“School integration exists as little more than an idea in America right now, a little more than a memory” — Derek W. Black apnews.com/article/school…

My Twitter feed has been non-stop book promotion by someone who claims that public schools are incapable of educating children. So I thought I would start promoting my book, which was JUST released as an audio book! It documents successful public schools.
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Illinois Parents: Grocery debit cards will be available to eligible families with school-aged children during summer break! Register for the Sumer EBT program right away! Learn more at ow.ly/UBVp50RECg3.

👏👏Congrats to Senator Adriane Johnson and Laura Faver Dias on passing HB4903 which will compile #IAQ resources for IL public schools!

HB3713 would complement this act by: requiring ventilation verification assessments, distributing air quality monitors & air cleaners, & fixing windows.

Illinois will once again require students to take the ACT, instead of the SAT, to graduate from high school.

The main reason for the switch? At $53 million over six years, the ACT is cheaper for the state, official said.

chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/0…