teachers' union

President of the Springfield Education Association Aaron Graves and Vice President Leslie Termine sat down with co-host Vanessa Ferguson to discuss challenges in education including literacy rates, behavioral challenges and worker shortages. Graves and Termine also shared the rewarding aspects of education and how fellow teachers support each other.

Springfield teachers are headed back to the bargaining table after their union, the Springfield Education Association, voted last night to reject the…

The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from a man who earned a state teacher pension after substitute teaching -- for one day. David Piccioli…

Illinois has more than $100 billion in pension debt. So far, attempts to fix it have been mostly illegal.Editor's note March 31, 2016: A recent study puts…

Who Illinois voters choose to be their next governor could make a big difference in how Illinois funds schools, and even where students can go to get an…

Three years ago, Gov. Pat Quinn was preparing to sign legislation that would tie teachers’ performance evaluations to the growth of their students. It was…