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All posts tagged "Illinois"
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778NewsSchool district with highest student arrest rate in the nation agrees to reform how it disciplines disabled students
The agreement concludes a federal civil rights investigation into Four Rivers Special Education District.
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722GrantsCentral Illinois community needs, local jobs and women/girls’ empowerment grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community Development/Improvement, Jobs/Careers, Women/Girls' Empowerment, Illinois | Amount: Up to $15,000 | Deadline: Sept. 4, 2024
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752NewsHow Illinois’ hands-off approach to homeschooling leaves children at risk
Homeschooled children lose the protection of mandatory reporters — teachers, counselors, coaches, nurses, bus drivers.
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708NewsAn Illinois school district’s reliance on police to ticket students is discriminatory, civil rights complaint says
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets with fines.
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1.2KNewsA child tax credit, an early childhood department, and more money for K-12 schools: Illinois lawmakers pass 2025 budget
The budget includes increases for early education, public schools, and the state’s literacy plan.
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793NewsTicketed at school as a teen, a young Black woman is suing an Illinois city for violating her civil rights
Illinois law bans schools from fining students. But police routinely issue tickets to children.
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1.0KNewsIllinois school districts sent kids to a for-profit out-of-state facility that isn’t vetted or monitored
Some Illinois districts have abdicated their own responsibility to monitor students’ education and welfare.
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814NewsChildren face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
"We're supposed to be using the juvenile legal system for rehabilitation and not punishment."
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2.5KNewsHow a partisan budget battle worsened Illinois’ foster care crisis
Illinois foster kids are staying in social workers' offices, conference centers and jails.
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1.1KNewsIllinois lawmakers push back on library book bans
Libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding.
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1.0KNewsLawsuit: Illinois agency wrongfully imprisoned children
The children have missed holidays, birthdays and funerals of loved ones.
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729GrantsChicago region youth social change project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Social Change/Justice, Youth Leadership, Youth Development, Equality, Civic Engagement | Amount: $3,000 - $15,000 | Deadline: Nov. 16, 2022
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1.5KNewsSchool gun case sparks debate over safety and second chances
Most gun incidents in and around campuses are more like Oak Park than Uvalde. They're not planned large-scale shootings, or active-shooter situations....
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898GrantsIllinois children’s dental care education and access grant
GRANT FOCUS: Child Health, Child Dental Care, Healthcare Access, Dental Care Access, Illinois | Amount: $1,000 - $20,000 | Deadline: Sept. 9,...
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1.6KNewsSocial workers’ field safety remains concern after killing
Illinois officials are seeking answers after the killing last week of a state child welfare worker during a home visit — the...
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2.0KNewsWith windfall, city tries to reach kids trapped in violence
After a pandemic year when the violent crime rate in Illinois' fifth-largest city soared along with much of the rest of the...
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3.0K► NewsmakersCME Group Foundation appoints Eva Giglio new executive director
Eva Giglio is the new executive director of CME Group Foundation, succeeding Kassie Davis who recently announced her retirement after leading the...
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987GrantsIllinois children’s pandemic dental health disparity reduction grants
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Child Health, Dental/Oral Health, Underserved Children, Low-Income Children, Illinois | Amount: Up to $200,000 | Deadline: Aug. 2, 2021
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988GrantsChicago Region Community Disadvantaged Student Education Grants
GRANT FOCUS: Education, Community, Disadvantaged Students, Minority Students, Chicago | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: June 8, 2020 (LOI)
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3.5K► NewsmakersDavid Hiller Retires as President and CEO of Robert R. McCormick Foundation
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation announces the retirement of its president and CEO, David D. Hiller, after nearly 11 years leading the...
