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CHICAGO -- When first-grade teacher Tina Berry saw that her 12-year-old needed to take a mental health day, it was because she recognized some of her own stress-induced tendencies reflected in her ...
Illinois might soon see a new stipend program for student teachers to be compensated while working. House Bill 4652 introduced by Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, would create a student teaching ...
(The Center Square) – Starting Jan. 1, Illinois schools will be face new mandates and bans. State Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, sponsored a bill requiring school districts to provide students ...
The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, also known as ESSER. [1] is a $190 billion program created by the U.S. federal government's economic stimulus response bills, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (), Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act), passed by the 116th and 117th U.S. Congress.
Mental health in education is the impact that mental health (including emotional, psychological, and social well-being) has on educational performance.Mental health often viewed as an adult issue, but in fact, almost half of adolescents in the United States are affected by mental disorders, and about 20% of these are categorized as “severe.” [1] Mental health issues can pose a huge problem ...
Despite receiving more money from the federal government, the majority of districts with Title 1 schools see unequal funding for staff and even less money for non-staff costs. [18] Minority students are disproportionately impacted as white students attend low-income schools 18% of the time versus 60% of the time for black and Hispanic students ...
The platform had a soft launch in the fall of 2024 and has been utilized by state agency representatives, physicians, mental health practitioners, and school personnel, who have offered real-time ...
Later in that same year, the Illinois legislature mandated participation by all Illinois school districts (except those located in the city of Chicago) and all their employees except those covered by the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois. Coverage of schools increased the number of employers in IMRF from 156 to 652 and the ...