March 2011

A new HB 3489 would require the completion of a 15-hour substitute authorization program (approved by the ISBE) before the
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The Illinois legislature adjourned without further consideration of possible education reform legislation, including making significant changes in teacher dismissal, tenure
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New regulations regarding Speech Language Pathology licenses require additional technical instruction, increased hours of supervised clinical experience, and a requirement
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Newly proposed Illinois regulations would require students attempting to earn a Professional Counselor or Clinical Professional Counselor license to hold
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New Illinois special education regulations go into effect which adopted a “Code of Ethics for Illinois Educators” (23 Ill. Admin.
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A federal court judge put on hold a previous order for Chicago Public Schools to retroactively change its teacher layoff
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Field trials for newly proposed diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5 began this month. A total of 33 field trials are
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WTH partner Brooke R. Whitted was appointed to the newly-created Illinois School Bullying Prevention Task Force. The Task Force was created by
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HB 6065, which will be signed by the governor when the general assembly returns in November 2010, requires all school
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Public Act 96-0903 was signed into law, establishing new requirements for principal certification, including more stringent standards for principal preparation
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