Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker released an official statement yesterday vetoing HB 2778 and announcing in its place a joint initiative reflecting a compromise with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Illinois Education Association, and other stakeholders intended to keep students […]
Category: Education
Governor, IDPH, and ISBE Shorten Isolation and Quarantine Timeframes and Release Updated Guidance Documents
January 13, 2022
After announcing last week its plans to adopt the CDC’s new recommended shortened timeframes for exclusion, the IDPH and ISBE released several new guidance documents making such changes. The new guidance documents, as well as a new Executive Order, adopt […]
ISBE Takes Steps to Increase Access to Residential Placements
January 13, 2022
Originally posted on our Special Education Insights Blog. In response to the chronic and acute shortage of approved residential placements for Illinois students with special needs, ISBE announced on Monday two steps to provide some, limited relief. According to a letter from the ISBE […]
OSERS Guidance on Assistive Technology
January 3, 2022
Originally posted on our Special Education Insights Blog. In this third blog post in our series on the OSERS Question and Answer document on IDEA requirements related to returning to in-person instruction, we are focusing on an issue of special importance during […]
On January 10, 2022, teachers will be able to begin submitting applications to the Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS) to participate in TRS’s new Supplemental Savings Plan (SSP) which is a tax-deferred compensation program under Section 457(b) of the United […]
Biden Administration to Propose New Title IX Rules by April 2022
December 14, 2021
Originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. As a presidential candidate, now-President Biden promised that he would put a “quick end” to the Trump administration’s 2020 Title IX rules. Aiming to keep that promise, the Department of Education announced its intention to release proposed amendments to Title IX’s […]
Illinois Passes New Legislation to Support Students Who Are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence
November 9, 2021
This article was originally posted to our Title IX Insights Blog. Governor Pritzker recently signed into law Public Act 102-0466 (House Bill 3223), which makes changes and additions to the School Code to support students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic or sexual violence. The new law goes into […]
OSERS Guidance Encourages Collaboration and Creativity for IEP Teams
November 9, 2021
This article was originally posted to our Special Education Insights Blog. In this second blog post in our series on the OSERS Question and Answer document on IDEA requirements related to returning to in-person instruction, we are focusing on two questions relevant […]