
Illinois has created a Rural Education Advisory Council. Teachers don’t have to be on it
The Rural Education Advisory Council can make recommendations to the State Board of Education. It won’t have any decision-making power.

The Rural Education Advisory Council can make recommendations to the State Board of Education. It won’t have any decision-making power.

MATTOON — Black and Hispanic students are learning more quickly in the Mattoon school district than in any other school district in east central Illinois. The Illinois State Board of Education published information on student growth Thursday alongside its 2022 Illinois Report Card. The state calculated growth for local schools and districts by measuring student