Advance Illinois Applauds Signing of HB5729, the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act
August 1, 2016: Advance Illinois applauds Governor Rauner for signing HB5729, the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act (PWR), into law. HB5729 is the culmination of years of work with an array of cross-sector partners and is a transformative step toward achieving Illinois’ goal of 60% of Illinoisans having a postsecondary certificate or degree by 2025.
Making Assessments Work for Teachers and Students
Illinois’ new state assessments are an opportunity to support teaching and learning. They can give teachers and families key information about where their students stand and what is needed to improve. Our Making Assessments Work library of materials covers a variety of assessments-related topics.
Funding IL’s Future Works To Improve School Funding
Over 230 organizations are part of Funding Illinois’ Future, a coalition of educators and advocates committed to fair funding for Illinois schools.
60 by 25 Network
The Illinois 60 by 2025 Network is a network of communities in Illinois that are committed to the goal of ensuring that 60% of all adults have a college or career credential by 2025. This network is designed to meet the needs of communities that are working together to provide rigorous, real world learning in and out of the classroom.
Read MoreKeeping up with the Illinois Learning Standards and PARCC
In 2010, Illinois adopted new learning standards for math and English Language Arts designed to prepare students for college and career success.
With new standards come new assessments. PARCC debuted in Illinois in 2015. Visit Real Learning for Real Life for the latest news about Illinois standards and assessments.
ECET2 Convening
The Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teachers Conference takes place Oct. 9-10, 2016, in Springfield. ECET2 brings together educators from across the state for skills-based training on advocacy. Teachers will be learning from each other with the goal of elevating academic outcomes.
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