Peter Medlin

Schools don't have enough short-term teachers to fill in the gaps. School districts in Illinois are now holding one-day online training to get short-term subs, even ones without teaching backgrounds.

It's like 12, 13, or 14 hours of nonstop patient care, hardly sitting down and running from room to room,” she said. “It’s exhausting, mentally and physically -- and I'm only 24.”

“I said, ‘Hey, there might be a chance that we might not come back in person.’ I just wanted to let them know," said 3rd-grade teacher Jorge Alfaro.

"What better place for middle schoolers to be in than this cyclone of ‘What are my rights in this circumstance?'”

The school staff shortage now includes nurses and health staff for many districts

The deadline to meet the mandate was pushed back several weeks to allow teachers to get a shot or find regular testing.

Illinois will require news literacy courses at every high school. The hope is that the classes will provide the next generation with tools to maneuver the internet's misinformation minefield.

Nearly half of Illinois high school grads who enroll full-time at a community college get placed in a developmental education course. That includes 70%...

A new Illinois law going into effect in 2021 is meant to safeguard student data from breaches and ransomware. With this update to the Student Online...

The idea of sitting in an office can be a hurdle for some when working on their mental health. But a hike through the forest or a canoe trip down a calm...