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Support Dual Credit Learning

Aug 23, 202302 min read
Support Dual Credit Learning
The Higher Learning Commission, the accrediting body for Illinois colleges and universities, has proposed a policy change that will have a big impact on dual credit in Illinois, allowing greater flexibility for faculty credentials to teach dual credit.

ISBE Literacy Plan Feedback

Jun 30, 202301 min read
ISBE Literacy Plan Feedback
The Illinois Early Literacy Coalition drafted a response to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) literacy plan.

Petition to ISBE

Jun 20, 202342 min read
Petition to ISBE
Let’s do better by our teachers – and in turn, all children.  Please sign this petition and share it widely.  To the Illinois State Board of Education: We are parents, educators, civil rights advocates, and community members who share the belief that every child in Illinois deserves equitable access to high-quality literacy instruction, and every […]

Dual Credit Funding Approved

Jun 5, 202303 min read
Dual Credit Funding Approved
Illinois’ FY24 budget was full of investments for education; $250 million investment in the Governor’s Smart Start initiative to expand access to early childhood education, an additional $350 million for Evidence-Based Funding to ensure each and every Illinois’ student receives a high-quality education, and an increase of $100 million for Monetary Award Program (MAP) scholarships […]

When We Catch a Child Being Kind

May 25, 202302 min read
When We Catch a Child Being Kind
Any time we catch students being kind, we celebrate their powerful act by acknowledging it on our kindness tree.

Modeling Kindness for Our Students

May 24, 202304 min read
Modeling Kindness for Our Students
Our school’s story proves that every school can — and should — Teach Kindness.