Data from the Illinois State Board of Education shows the increase in classroom vacancies over the past six years. (Capitol News Illinois graphic by Nika Schoonover via Flourish.studio) Thursday, February…
Teacher and staff shortages exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic are making it harder for Illinois school districts to find qualified teachers — especially for special education and bilingual positions, according…
Even though we all knew that day would eventually come, the news of Tom Brady's retirement still came as a shock to many people. Of course, the announcement of the…
Ivan Diaz. Courtesy of Kent County A Lake Michigan Credit Union worker who helped organize a recent union effort said he was fired from the organization. Ivan Diaz, who had…
This story originally appeared online at NC Policy Watch. On the first day of school in August, North Carolina public schools reported a 46% increase in teacher vacancies over the…
JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The current teacher shortage in Illinois is a major concern for all Chicago-area districts as they kick off the new school year.Area superintendents say the main…
Grieving is not linear, nor limited to death. If anyone knows, it's grief educator LeTanndra Thompson. Thompson is from northern Alabama and graduated from UNA in 2009. She earned a…
Gregory K. Keefer, 70, passed away peacefully on January 30, 2023, after living nearly a decade with a cruel form of early dementia - frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). Greg was born…
LaFaye Benton began to notice her voice disappearing more and more, and not just immediately after singing at clubs around Charleston. Although she was naturally a do-it-all singer on stage,…
Citing an urgent need to fill dozens of vacancies, Northside ISD directors voted Jan. 24 to approve small mid-year wage increases for food service workers, school bus drivers, assistants teachers…