May 2015

A newly proposed Illinois senate bill, SB 706, would require non-public schools to perform criminal background checks on student teachers.

A new house bill, HB 3123, would amend the definition of “school counseling services,” to include: 1) Actively supporting students
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A new House Bill, HB 3123, changes the definition of “school counseling services,” to include: implementing academic, personal, social or
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The new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (“PARCC”) testing was the subject of a legislative hearing
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A new Illinois Public Act, PA 98-0917, was enacted, allowing for four years of working as a school support personnel
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A new Illinois Senate Bill, SB 2809, was approved by both the Senate and the House and allows for a
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A proposed Senate Bill, SB 2711, would allow principals to apply recognized out-of-state time to count toward the minimum four
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights published guidance to school districts and educational personnel to help stop bullying of
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused a request to hear a lawsuit which challenged California’s law prohibiting licensed psychologists and
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A new Illinois law (P.A. 98-0716) makes changes to the Employment of Teachers Article of the School Code by requiring
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