SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, is working to strengthen the ability of Illinois schools to respond to educator misconduct by providing the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and school districts additional tools to combat bad...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, visited the tech project displays by Proviso West High School and Lindop Elementary School at the annual Tech Day at the state’s Capitol rotunda. “It’s really heart-warming to see students engage in the...
AURORA, Ill. – State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, recently met with over a dozen high school and community college students at the first meeting of her newly formed student advisory council. “I would like to thank all the energetic and intelligent young men and...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Legislation backed by state Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, cracking down on bullying in schools and offering resources to young victims is now law. “Bullying needs to be stopped in all of Illinois’ schools, and our schools should be equipped with...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, has been named to the House Education Taskforce to help craft a solution to Illinois’ broken funding system for K-12 schools. “The goal of the taskforce is to ensure adequate and equitable funding for all...