Harvey, long known for its strip clubs and 5am liquor licenses, has banned alcohol sales after 12am as it tries to shed its "anything goes" image. But club operators, who say the restriction is forcing them out of business, aren't going out without a fight chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-…

This is a high school student in Camden, AR, who was held in a chokehold by a uniformed police officer to the point where his feet left the ground. His offense? He was arguing with another student. This is unacceptable. Spread the word. x.com/charlisaaaaa/s…

Allison It also doesn't help that the current max child care deduction is 8k per kid under 6. Getting rid of that maximum would be an easy way to provide at least some relief. (A more affordable system over all would be better, but baby steps.)

Doug Armstrong has issued a statement about the condition of Jay Bouwmeester. bit.ly/39pGlSc #stlblues

When staff members are having a bad day, how do they hope their principal will deal with them? With grace, with patience… cut ‘em some slack maybe? When students are having a bad day, how do they hope their teachers will deal with them?

What happens when you finish high school but aren’t ready for college? The fight over how best to help students who come in behind. Education Writers Association Kate McGee Balagia interactive.wbez.org/2020/developme…

While special ed lawyers call CPS' plan to compensation special ed students harmed by CPS policies a “real victory” they also ask: “Is there any way any of the kids who lost out will be made whole?” Sarah Karp wbez.org/shows/wbez-new…

“If you can keep your head, when all about you are losing theirs…” ~ Rudyard Kipling ...you might be an educator on a Valentine’s Friday.

A question on a form and explanation from my accountant showed me the #WarOnDrugs is still being waged against college students. There’s no war on domestic violence, no war on weapons violations, no war on sexual assault. Just drugs. 🤔 AOTC is American Opportunity Tax Credit

IL teacher friends 👇🏼

IL Schools are supposed to get $350m toward equity each year. Under Pritzker's proposed budget, it will be only $200m *unless the graduated income tax passes*

ISBE board members had actually approved a budget request of $510m for equity in fy2021, but now must 🤞 to get $350m nprillinois.org/post/isbe-seek…

A reminder: When Illinois adopted school funding reform in 2017, it froze the (inequitable) state $ each district received so no district lost $, and promised an annual addition of $350m to be distributed based on evidence of NEED. That $350m is the part that goes toward equity.

Without mentioning the possible loss of $150m promised EBF, Illinois Education Association put out a statement praising Governor JB Pritzker’s budget

A short thread: As some of you may have heard, this week marks the end of my time w NPRIllinois. Starting 3/2 I’ll be working for Illinois State Board of Education. While I’m a little misty about leaving journalism, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to focus all my energy on k-12 public schools.

CORRECTION from the Office of Governor JB Pritzker: classes will resume Tuesday, March 31.

JUST IN: Secretary Betsy DeVos announces that students impacted by school closures due to the #coronavirus pandemic can bypass standardized testing for the 2019-2020 school year. More on these broad flexibilities for states ➡️ ed.gov/news/press-rel…

BREAKING: The governors of Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana and Kentucky are officially signing on to a multistate pact to coordinate strategies for reopening their economies. chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-poli…