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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Rallies Educators in Defense of Public Education Amid Sweeping Federal Budget Cuts
Governor JB Pritzker rallies against federal education budget cuts, highlighting their impact on Illinois schools and ...
Trump administration cancels grant allowing Illinois schools to buy from local farmers
A federal fund has been cut that provided Illinois schools and childcare centers with healthy foods from local farms and suppliers.
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Crain's Daily Gist podcast: Illinois universities stay put on diversity efforts despite Trump
At a recent Crain’s event, Illinois university leaders showed a united front as President Donald Trump's threats to crack down on higher education loom.
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In remarks to teachers union, Pritzker lashes out at Trump’s education cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker lashes out at the Trump administrations over mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education and its ...
Our Chicago: Possible impacts of cuts at Dept. of Education
The Federal Student Aid Office was impacted by the cuts at the DOE. "The federal student aid gives out $120,000,000,000 a year, to over 4,000 institutions and some foreign institutions. And they were ...
Pritzker and Illinois educators condemn Trump’s cuts at Department of Education
Gov. JB Pritzker warned at an Illinois Education Association convention Thursday that cuts to federal education funding could “damage the future of the people of Illinois,” shortly ...
Education Department layoffs gut civil rights offices in Chicago, nationwide
At least 50 staffers were fired in Chicago or pushed out, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part ...
Proposals aim to ban disposable products in Illinois businesses and schools
Two measures, awaiting advancement, seek to outlaw plastics, foam and disposable products from Illinois businesses and ...
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Illinois Wesleyan among institutions targeted by DOE for investigations into 'antisemitic discrimination'
Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington is among 60 universities the federal Department of Education is investigating for ...