School Discipline

Every two years, Springfield teachers elect a union president. This year, that election was a squeaker. With close to 1,500 teachers voting, a new…

This is one of those good news/bad news stories. A series of state laws meant to reduce the number of kids getting kicked out of school appears to have…

The trend toward school choice has educators across the country looking at Chicago’s Noble Charter Schools — an award-winning network of mostly high…

School districts had a year to implement a state law that banned zero-tolerance policies and emphasized restorative justice practices. We check back in…

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that makes it illegal to expel toddlers from preschools.Backers of the new law point to a study that…

There’s still no budget for Illinois, but some big changes to education policy kicked in this year. As the contentious presidential election played out,…

Kelly Wickham Hurst spent about 20 years with Springfield School District 186. As guidance dean, she frequently took to social media to share stories of…

A new school discipline law goes into effect this week, setting strict limits on the reasons principals can use to suspend or expel students. The measure…

A law going into effect next month will ban zero-tolerance policies in schools and turn suspension and expulsion into disciplinary options of last resort.…

Next fall marks the launch of a new school discipline law that limits suspensions and expulsions. To help teachers prepare, the Illinois Education…