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A federal judge has ruled that several Texas school districts do not need to comply with a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms. https://cnn.it/41IjWNy
August 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A federal judge has ruled that several Texas school districts do not need to comply with a state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all classrooms. https://cnn.it/41IjWNy
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Historians and researchers are expressing “grave concern” about President Trump’s push to purge museums of information he dislikes. | Analysis https://cnn.it/4oMquob
August 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Historians and researchers are expressing “grave concern” about President Trump’s push to purge museums of information he dislikes. | Analysis https://cnn.it/4oMquob
Are we okay with that?
The sweeping tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 is expected to leave 10 million more people without health insurance in 2034, according to a new Congressional Budget Office estimate. cnn.it/3Unq2Pj
July 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Are we okay with that?
This is just wrong. Plain and simple.
The Trump administration will give deportation officials personal data, including addresses and ethnicities, of the nation's 79 million Medicaid recipients. cnn.it/4lE9UFh
July 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is just wrong. Plain and simple.
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ICYMI: In our latest Q&A, Andy Krackov shares insights on how, even amid federal cuts to data collection, meaningful efforts—moving people and policy—can still happen when communities come together to explore ways to gather local data. Read more: bit.ly/4eG4Zkf #data #storytelling
July 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
ICYMI: In our latest Q&A, Andy Krackov shares insights on how, even amid federal cuts to data collection, meaningful efforts—moving people and policy—can still happen when communities come together to explore ways to gather local data. Read more: bit.ly/4eG4Zkf #data #storytelling
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The Trump administration on Thursday announced that it’s reinterpreting a 1996 law to shut off access to a series of federal programs to anyone who can’t prove they’re legal immigrants — including the Head Start early childcare and education programs. https://trib.al/YHFITmI
Illinois Head Start leader tells providers to hold off on Trump edict
President Donald Trump's administration is proposing a ban on federally funded programs for anyone who can’t show legal status, including babies in the Head Start child care program.
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July 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Trump administration on Thursday announced that it’s reinterpreting a 1996 law to shut off access to a series of federal programs to anyone who can’t prove they’re legal immigrants — including the Head Start early childcare and education programs. https://trib.al/YHFITmI
Be heard!
As #education policies shift, we’re gathering #stories from students, families, educators, providers, system leaders, and researchers living through the effects of these changes on their work and lives — to ensure these shifts are seen, heard, and understood. Read more: bit.ly/4je0YVI #Illinois
July 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Be heard!
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Listen: ICYMI, the Joint Economic Committee projects 163,674 people in Illinois would lose Affordable Health Care Act coverage, and 335,000 would lose Medicaid with passage of the Trump-backed measure.https://trib.al/iMbgq9J
How Trump’s mega-tax bill could affect Illinois
The Joint Economic Committee projects 163,674 people in Illinois would lose Affordable Health Care Act coverage, and 335,000 would lose Medicaid with passage of the Trump-backed measure.
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July 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Listen: ICYMI, the Joint Economic Committee projects 163,674 people in Illinois would lose Affordable Health Care Act coverage, and 335,000 would lose Medicaid with passage of the Trump-backed measure.https://trib.al/iMbgq9J
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📢 Coming soon: Applications to join our Educator Advisory Council (EAC) open July 1!
Be part of a statewide network of educator-leaders driving policy change. Learn more about the Council and how you can get involved: bit.ly/4exMIpo
#educators #illinois #education #policy #advisorycouncil
Be part of a statewide network of educator-leaders driving policy change. Learn more about the Council and how you can get involved: bit.ly/4exMIpo
#educators #illinois #education #policy #advisorycouncil
June 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 Coming soon: Applications to join our Educator Advisory Council (EAC) open July 1!
Be part of a statewide network of educator-leaders driving policy change. Learn more about the Council and how you can get involved: bit.ly/4exMIpo
#educators #illinois #education #policy #advisorycouncil
Be part of a statewide network of educator-leaders driving policy change. Learn more about the Council and how you can get involved: bit.ly/4exMIpo
#educators #illinois #education #policy #advisorycouncil
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2/2 "The lack of adequate funding deprives students of the opportunity to get a good education in-state, and limits colleges’ ability to serve them.” —Robin Steans, Advance Illinois (@robinsteans.bsky.social) #transformILHigherEd
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Illinois' public universities face a crisis as funding fails to keep up
Illinois' public universities are underfunded, forcing tuition hikes and cuts that threaten access and affordability for low-income and first-generation students.
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June 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
2/2 "The lack of adequate funding deprives students of the opportunity to get a good education in-state, and limits colleges’ ability to serve them.” —Robin Steans, Advance Illinois (@robinsteans.bsky.social) #transformILHigherEd
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Join We, the Village Coalition on July 15 from 12-1:30 PM for the Illinois Department of Early Childhood Town Hall: One Year In – Reflections and the Road Ahead. The town hall will feature panelists from IDEC & voices from the early childhood field, followed by an audience Q&A. bit.ly/3FVS1Sz
June 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Join We, the Village Coalition on July 15 from 12-1:30 PM for the Illinois Department of Early Childhood Town Hall: One Year In – Reflections and the Road Ahead. The town hall will feature panelists from IDEC & voices from the early childhood field, followed by an audience Q&A. bit.ly/3FVS1Sz
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Education Alert: This recent @washingtonpost article explores how Washington is stressing out American schools, from state and federal policies including proposals for private-school vouchers, funding cuts, and scrutiny of their approaches to gender & race. edtru.st/4kVHjdG
How Washington is stressing out American schools
Take a journey through our schoolhouse to see some of the headwinds facing K-12 education in America today.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Education Alert: This recent @washingtonpost article explores how Washington is stressing out American schools, from state and federal policies including proposals for private-school vouchers, funding cuts, and scrutiny of their approaches to gender & race. edtru.st/4kVHjdG
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1/2 For 15 years, Jim O'Connor has been dedicated to advancing equitable access to a high-quality education for all students in Illinois, and we’re grateful for the expertise, leadership, and heart he brings to this work every day.
May 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
1/2 For 15 years, Jim O'Connor has been dedicated to advancing equitable access to a high-quality education for all students in Illinois, and we’re grateful for the expertise, leadership, and heart he brings to this work every day.
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It’s time! Be heard!
May 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It’s time! Be heard!
This is critical and overdue!
💵 SB13/HB1581 will generate $692 million in additional revenue through annual state taxes paid by more graduates. It's a win-win for Illinois @ilsendems.bsky.social @housedemsil.bsky.social Illinois House Republicans Illinois Senate Republican Caucus! #TransformILHigherEd
May 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is critical and overdue!
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As #HeadStart programs grapple w/ regional office closures, funding access issues & uncertainty due to federal actions that have placed the future of the 60-year-old program in jeopardy, home visitor Cara Craig discusses the work & what is at stake for children & families. #ecec bit.ly/43xuNdw
May 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
As #HeadStart programs grapple w/ regional office closures, funding access issues & uncertainty due to federal actions that have placed the future of the 60-year-old program in jeopardy, home visitor Cara Craig discusses the work & what is at stake for children & families. #ecec bit.ly/43xuNdw
This is not how democracy is supposed to work. I’d like to think that we can all agree on the value of free expression of a range of views. Let’s hold true to that basic concept.
The provision comes as President Donald Trump has used the powers of his office in extraordinary ways to target top law firms, elite universities and other perceived political enemies.
Nonprofit leaders say they are bracing for potential targeting by the Trump administration after a controversial tax measure advances in Congress | CNN Politics
A House measure that would make it easier to yank the tax-exempt status of nonprofits that the Trump administration deems as supporting terrorism marks the latest effort by the president and his Repub...
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May 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is not how democracy is supposed to work. I’d like to think that we can all agree on the value of free expression of a range of views. Let’s hold true to that basic concept.
Wondering how this is good for the country?
Listen: The NIH is freezing funding to several universities, including Northwestern University where a lab working on next-generation treatments for ovarian and pancreatic cancer is no longer able to continue what a head professor says is “promising research.” www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
Frozen NIH funds halt some cancer research at Northwestern
A lab working on next-generation treatments for ovarian and pancreatic cancer is no longer able to continue what a head professor says is “promising research.”
www.wbez.org
May 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wondering how this is good for the country?
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP865fAYo/ To those for whom Mother’s Day is complicated ❤️
Happy #mothersday to everyone having a tough one!
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May 11, 2025 at 8:28 PM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP865fAYo/ To those for whom Mother’s Day is complicated ❤️
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2/2 Thank you, former IL Senate President John Cullerton and Senator Jason Barickman, former Republican Caucus Chair for coming together to support SB13! #TransformILHigherEd #highered
May 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
2/2 Thank you, former IL Senate President John Cullerton and Senator Jason Barickman, former Republican Caucus Chair for coming together to support SB13! #TransformILHigherEd #highered
It is indeed time @housedemsil.bsky.social
1/2 Ensuring that #IL students can affordably access public higher education & a well-supported path to earning a degree at any of our 12 public universities is a bipartisan issue that cuts right to investing in our state’s people and future sustainability.
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John Cullerton and Jason Barickman: Illinois higher education is poised to win big
It is time to bring to our public universities the same transformational effort that evidence-based funding brought to K-12 education.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It is indeed time @housedemsil.bsky.social
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We celebrate the passion and dedication of educators from early childhood through higher education. From classrooms to leadership roles, we thank you for all that you do to help Illinois students thrive and succeed. #educators
May 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
We celebrate the passion and dedication of educators from early childhood through higher education. From classrooms to leadership roles, we thank you for all that you do to help Illinois students thrive and succeed. #educators
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📚 #Highered transforms lives & communities in Illinois. Let's ensure every student has access to this opportunity. Support SB13/HB1581 for adequate & equitable funding @ilsendems.bsky.social @housedemsil.bsky.social, Illinois House Republicans, Illinois Senate Republican Caucus! #TransformILHigherEd
May 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📚 #Highered transforms lives & communities in Illinois. Let's ensure every student has access to this opportunity. Support SB13/HB1581 for adequate & equitable funding @ilsendems.bsky.social @housedemsil.bsky.social, Illinois House Republicans, Illinois Senate Republican Caucus! #TransformILHigherEd
This would be a powerful investment in our future!
One of the major challenges facing Illinois schools is a shortage of qualified teachers. By offering financial assistance to students, we are broadening the pool of potential educators to include everyone with a passion for teaching, even if they cannot afford to work without pay.
May 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This would be a powerful investment in our future!
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2/3 However, targeted supports for early career educators are missing from Governor Pritzker's proposed budget for FY26 despite research showing that well-designed mentoring programs improve teacher effectiveness and #retention. bit.ly/4jY4p2M
May 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
2/3 However, targeted supports for early career educators are missing from Governor Pritzker's proposed budget for FY26 despite research showing that well-designed mentoring programs improve teacher effectiveness and #retention. bit.ly/4jY4p2M