While the focus of federal COVID-19 relief money for schools was on recovering from the pandemic, districts were allowed to use some for construction. For many districts, it was a once-in-a-lifetime infusion of cash.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is launching a program to help coordinate abortions at hospitals for high-risk patients. The initiative is dubbed the Complex Abortion Regional Line for Access, or CARLA for short. Launching in a few weeks, the program is designed to get patients who show up at clinics but need a higher level of…
Nationwide, about 17% of $1.2 trillion in small business pandemic relief grants were fraudulent
August 2, 2023 Today’s headlines: The University of Illinois College of Education organized a workshop to help teachers learn how to teach Asian American history. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is launching a program to help coordinate abortions at hospitals for high-risk patients. Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller condemned yesterday’s new federal indictment of former President Donald Trump…
Some sessions focused on how to teach amidst political backlash, while others helped attendees learn which children’s books were helpful and which promoted stereotypes.