DECATUR, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is commending the decision to name a Springfield mental health center after Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard, a local advocate for women and mental healthcare. “Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard turned the injustice she...
DECATUR, Ill. – State Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is encouraging parents of newborns and young children to claim state college savings funds, available through the Illinois First Steps College Savings Program. “The cost of acquiring a post-secondary education is...
DECATUR, Ill. – Retiring teachers will be able to focus on classroom education rather than burdensome evaluations under a new law passed by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, waiving the evaluation process for high-quality teachers in their final year. “I was an...
DECATUR, Ill. – Tenants will have more options when making rental payments under a new law passed by state Rep Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, prohibiting landlords from requiring electronic payment methods. “Many people, especially those who are struggling, simply do not...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, is investing in Illinois’ best teachers with a new law that will allow districts to give National Board-certified teachers $4,000 bonuses. “When I was a public school teacher, I saw firsthand how our schools lose...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – More families will have the option of sending their children to a full-day kindergarten program under a measure supported by state Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur. “As an educator, I have seen firsthand the impact that disinvestment in a child’s early...