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'Our kids have suffered enough': Weber slams Illinois schools choosing a return to remote learning
State Representative Tom Weber (R-Springfield) recently admonished schools for using "adaptive pauses" to return students to remote learning.
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DeWitte, legislative committee 'questioning ISBE's authority,' not the benefit of masking up
Veteran GOP state Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) joins fellow Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) in questioning the Illinois State Board of Education's authority to level financial punishments against schools that buck state mask mandates, but he's not panning the use of masks itself.
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DeWitte: 'ISBE can't just arbitrarily determine how it will enforce mandates'
State Sen. Donald DeWitte (R-St. Charles) and other Republicans in the legislature have questioned whether the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has the authority to reprimand school districts by threatening to withhold state funding for not complying with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's (D-IL) mask mandate.
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Odell CCSD 435 among 47 districts facing discipline after defying governor’s school mask mandate
Nearly 50 public school districts, including Odell Community Consolidated School District 435, have been placed on probation by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for defying Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recently reissued mask mandate, according to an LGIS News Service tally.
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DeWitte backs 'bold statement' by State Board of Education to resume full-time in-person learning in the fall
The Illinois State Board of Education has given the go-ahead for districts to resume full in-person learning beginning next school year now that vaccines have been made readily available to children over 12 years old.
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Ugaste suggests that education proposal is ‘inserting politics’ into the classroom
The "Culturally Responsive" teaching standards that the State Board of Education endorses is a political power play by Democrats in Springfield, Rep. Dan Ugaste (R- St. Charles) said.
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Reick: Requiring certain political viewpoints in our school systems is simply unacceptable
State Rep. Steven Reick (R-Woodstock) is among the state lawmakers objecting to the Illinois State Board of Education’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards.
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Reick: Proposed culturally responsive rules 'risk increasing the teacher shortage'
State education officials are being asked to voluntarily withdraw new rules for Illinois teachers to be culturally responsive, which opponents argue go far beyond what should be expected of educators.
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Alan Hinrichs earns $94,600 working on the Illinois State Board of Education during 2019
Alan Hinrichs was ranked in the 87th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Carl Holman earns $96,000 working on the Illinois State Board of Education during 2019
Carl Holman was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Debbi Smith earns $96,500 working on the Illinois State Board of Education during 2019
Debbi Smith was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Ronald Bailey earns $97,000 working on the Illinois State Board of Education during 2019
Ronald Bailey was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Kimberly Beachy earns $97,500 working on the Illinois State Board of Education during 2019
Kimberly Beachy was ranked in the 88th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Sergio Hernandez earns $55,900 at Illinois State Board of Education in 2019
Sergio Hernandez earned $55,900 during 2019 working on the Illinois State Board of Education as a principal consultant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Harley Hepner earns $87,900 at Illinois State Board of Education in 2019
Harley Hepner earned $87,900 during 2019 working on the Illinois State Board of Education as a principal consultant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Michelle Heninger earns $87,900 at Illinois State Board of Education in 2019
Michelle Heninger earned $87,900 during 2019 working on the Illinois State Board of Education as a principal consultant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Bradley Hemenway earns $71,700 at Illinois State Board of Education in 2019
Bradley Hemenway earned $71,700 during 2019 working on the Illinois State Board of Education as a principal consultant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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David Hellwig earns $72,800 at Illinois State Board of Education in 2019
David Hellwig earned $72,800 during 2019 working on the Illinois State Board of Education as a principal consultant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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David Williams earns $99,000 working on the Illinois State Board of Education during 2019
David Williams was ranked in the 89th percentile among public employees in Illinois in terms of pay in 2019, according to data gathered by the Illinois Comptroller Office.
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Rita Harper earns $89,700 at Illinois State Board of Education in 2019
Rita Harper earned $89,700 during 2019 working on the Illinois State Board of Education as a principal consultant, according to data provided by the Illinois Comptroller Office.