Gordon-Booth Teams Up with Area Schools to Encourage Reading

Sep 23, 2022 | Gordon-Booth

PEORIA, Ill. – Area students who choose to read eight additional books on their own this fall semester will be in line to receive a free treat courtesy of state Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth, D-Peoria, as part of her Fall Book Club initiative “Get Booked Up with Rep. JGB.”...

Avelar Announces Policy Learning Opportunity for Young Women

Sep 23, 2022 | Avelar

BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — In continuation of her support for women’s rights and gender equality, state Rep. Dagmara Avelar, D-Bolingbrook, is encouraging all nonbinary and female-identifying young people in Illinois to apply for the Illinois Council on Women and Girls’...

Ford Files Resolution Urging Auditor General to Review CPS

Sep 22, 2022 | Ford

CHICAGO – Concerned that not all students are receiving the quality education they deserve, state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, has introduced legislation calling for an audit of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), focused on students who have not returned since the...

Mason Heralds Policymaking Opportunity for Girls

Sep 22, 2022 | Mason

GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is sharing the news that the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Council on Women and Girls are seeking applications from female-identifying and nonbinary high-school students to join the Council’s...