Yearly Archives: 2019
Back to School for Aspiring Teachers
On Wednesday evening of last week, Grow Your Own Illinois celebrated the beginning of the new school year for nearly 100 aspiring teachers of color who are studying at 12… Read more
Chicago Public Schools’ Students Achieve Highest-Ever Reading and Math Scores on National Exam
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced that a higher percentage of elementary CPS students are meeting or exceeding standards in reading and math than ever before. Based on data from the… Read more
Thompson Center for Sale
Governor JB Pritzker announced a major step toward the sale of the James R. Thompson Center (JRTC). The Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS) will issue a Request for… Read more
Gov. Pritzker Signs Legislation Raising Teacher Minimum Salary to $40,000 to Address Statewide Teacher Shortage
Taking another step to address the statewide teacher shortage, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation today raising teachers’ minimum salary to $40,000. The current minimum teacher salary ranges from only $9,000… Read more
New Protections of Illinois K-12 Student Data Now Law
On Friday Governor Pritzker signed HB 3606, an update to Illinois’ Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA) into law. The legislation, one of the most far-reaching student data protection laws… Read more
What to Know for Chicago Mayor Lightfoot’s “State of the City” Address
Courtesy of Illinois Policy Institute Pension reform and reasonable labor contracts are the answers to Chicago’s nearly $30 billion net deficit, according to a new Illinois Policy Institute analysis. The… Read more
Brooke Feigenbaum Joins Illinois Press Association as Revenue Director
Brooke Feigenbaum has worked for the past five years at iconic advertising agency Leo Burnett in Chicago, but the newspaper industry has been a part of her life for even… Read more
Downtown Security Officers Win Historic Wage Increases
By an overwhelming margin, SEIU Local 1 Metro security officers who secure downtown’s landmark buildings, ratified a strong new contract for thousands of officers that guarantees the good raises and… Read more
Exposición de Artes Juveniles Yas! Celebra a los Jóvenes Artistas
El Departamento de Asuntos Culturales y Eventos Especiales de Chicago (DCASE) se complace en anunciar el programa de YAS! Fest presentado por Allstate Insurance Company el sábado, 21 de septiembre,… Read more
No Change in Nicaragua’s Dictatorship
By Daniel Nardini Well, Nicaragua still has political prisoners from the marches and demonstrations from last year in jail, and human rights abuses by the police and militias are widespread…. Read more »