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Focus on Illinois Schools

Enrollment Numbers Fuzzy For CPS Welcoming Schools

Quinn adviser Lindsay Anderson to lead Illinois Board of Higher Education

Warning lands Batavia teacher in hot water

UNO makes changes, ‘I have failed,’ CEO Rangel says

Evanston HS baseball team withdrawn from playoffs over ‘sexting’

University pension reform means students will pay more

Vogel: Why might judges get a free pass in pension reform?

State workers anxious as lawmakers debate pensions

Napolitano hears from U46 residents at townhall meeting

Chicago Teachers’ Union Graces Cover of Socialism 2013 Conference Program

The Role of Teacher Union Lobbyists in the Pension Debacle

The fix is in! Chicago gaming and school funding

Emanuel School Closings Popular with Rich People?

Gambling for Kids

New board Members Focusing on School Choice, Vernon Hills IL

Illinois School Choice Supporters Disappear for Dem Bill

Three Things We Learned Through Our First Endorsement Process

CTU’s Karen Lewis on making principals’ lives miserable

CTU’s Karen Lewis laughs about lying to parents to turn students into “hostages”

CPS students march against school closing plan

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Education News, Policies & Opinions

Teachers rally against standardized testing in Albany

School district was right to fire teacher who tried to sabotage the accreditation process over union concerns

The folly of Common Core proponents’ China envy

Public school valedictorian recites Lord’s Prayer at commencement to raucous cheers [VIDEO]

7th grader saves classmate from bully with knife, is punished for ‘playing hero’

Connecticut parents sue state over education laws that allegedly don’t fulfill students’ constitutional rights

Union: Only nurses can help with insulin

Cicero-North Syracuse student suspended after speaking out against failed budget on Twitter

Kirk, Durbin Introduce Bill to Expand Successful Charter Schools

Iowa: Huge Day for Educational Liberty

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Solutions for Success

Kirk, Durbin Introduce Bill to Expand Successful Charter Schools

A One-Size-Fits-All Education Model Doesn’t Cut It—And Never Will

Scrappy High School Band Survives Attempted Murder by Local Teachers Union

An Ailing UK School Makes and Incredible Transformation

New board Members Focusing on School Choice, Vernon Hills IL

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Recommended Resources

The Center for Education Reform
Alliance for School Choice
Heartland Institute
Heritage Foundation
The Friedman Foundation

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