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		<title>Education Week: Illinois</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Declines Appeal Backed by Illinois School Districts on Tax Remedies]]></title>
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				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2020/11/supreme_court_declines_appeal_1.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The court declined to take up an appeal backed by school groups of a ruling allowing some property taxpayers  challenge their assessments in federal court.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Districts Struggle to Keep Tabs on COVID-19 Cases]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/09/11/districts-struggle-to-keep-tabs-on-covid-19.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/09/11/districts-struggle-to-keep-tabs-on-covid-19.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Confusion reigns when it comes to finding and reporting data on school-related coronavirus infections. That's a problem for school leaders weighing shutdowns.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/19/briefly-stated-stories-you-may-have-missed.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/08/19/briefly-stated-stories-you-may-have-missed.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A collection of stories you may have missed.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educational Opportunities and Performance in Illinois]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-illinois.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/01/22/highlights-report-illinois.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Illinois Directs Districts to Set Aside Federal COVID Aid for All Private School Students]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/05/illinois-devos-rule-set-aside-COVID-aid-private-school-students.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/05/illinois-devos-rule-set-aside-COVID-aid-private-school-students.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The state's decision indicates that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' push on COVID-19 and private school students is having an affect.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[More School Districts Sever Ties With Police. Will Others  Follow?]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/26/more-school-districts-sever-ties-with-police.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/26/more-school-districts-sever-ties-with-police.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Campaigns to get rid of police in schools catch a wave of momentum in some communities, but activists still face deep resistance from educators nationally.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Do Cops Belong in Schools? Minneapolis Tragedy Prompts a Hard Look at School Police]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/05/a-tragic-killing-in-minneapolis-prompts-districts.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/06/05/a-tragic-killing-in-minneapolis-prompts-districts.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of last month’s killing of an unarmed Minneapolis man in police custody, school systems are re-examining their own contracts with local police agencies.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Educational Opportunities and Performance in Illinois]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/16/highlights-report-illinois.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/16/highlights-report-illinois.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Chicago Strike: Why Teachers Are on the Picket Lines Once Again]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/23/chicago-strike-why-teachers-are-on-the.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/23/chicago-strike-why-teachers-are-on-the.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Teachers in the nation's third-largest school system are fighting for salary increases, class-size caps, and a written commitment for more nurses, social workers, and librarians—as well as investments some say are outside the scope of collective bargaining.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Could 'Redshirting' Become A Thing of the Past in Illinois?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2019/04/could_redshirting_become_a_thing_of_the_past_in_illinois.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2019/04/could_redshirting_become_a_thing_of_the_past_in_illinois.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Lawmakers in Illinois are considering a bill that would require children to start kindergarten if they are 5 on or before May 31, with exceptions for summer birthdays.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[State-District Tensions Swell Over School Pensions]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/02/state-district-tensions-swell-over-school-pensions.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/02/state-district-tensions-swell-over-school-pensions.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[There’s a tussle over the right balance for who should pick up the tab for teacher retirements and how that affects wealthier and less-wealthy districts.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[In Illinois, New Budget Caps Raises and Limits Pensions for Teachers]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/06/illinois_budget_teacher_pensions.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/06/illinois_budget_teacher_pensions.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The state's budget bill, which Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law this week, caps annual raises for end-of-career-teachers, lowering the pension they can receive.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Illinois High Court Backs Pension for One-Day Teacher Substitute]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/04/17/illinois-high-court-backs-pension-for-one-day.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/04/17/illinois-high-court-backs-pension-for-one-day.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A union lobbyist who worked just one day as a substitute teacher is entitled to a pension worth potentially tens of thousands of dollars annually, the Illinois supreme court has ruled.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[One More Teacher Wins State Seat, Bringing Count to 43]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/11/teachers_races_decided_few_hundred_votes.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2018/11/teachers_races_decided_few_hundred_votes.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[One more teacher was elected to state legislature in a closely contested race.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed (Nov. 13, 2019)]]></title>
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				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/11/13/briefly-stated-stories-you-may-have-missed-1.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A collection of short news stories from the last week.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[For Educators Vying for State Office, Teachers' Union Offers 'Soup to Nuts' Campaign Training]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/05/for-educators-vying-for-state-office-teachers.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/09/05/for-educators-vying-for-state-office-teachers.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of this spring's teacher protests, more educators are running for state office—and the National Education Association is seizing on the political moment.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[AASA Selects Illinois Educator as Superintendent of the Year]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/02/28/aasa-selects-illinois-educator-as-superintendent-of.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/02/28/aasa-selects-illinois-educator-as-superintendent-of.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[David Schuler, the superintendent of Township High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, Ill., has been named 2018 National Superintendent of the Year.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Are Schools Prepared to Respond to Sex Abuse? Latest Probe Reveals Shortcomings]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/09/25/sex-abuse-probe-exposes-wider-title-ix.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/09/25/sex-abuse-probe-exposes-wider-title-ix.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Illinois]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[A federal investigation of Chicago's failures to respond to sexual violence in schools raises troubling questions for school districts nationwide.]]></description>
				<category>Illinois</category>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Illinois]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[New Breed of After-School Programs Embrace English-Learners]]></title>
				<guid>https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/11/new-breed-of-after-school-programs-embrace-english-learners.html</guid>
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				<description><![CDATA[A handful of districts and other groups are reshaping the after-school space to provide a wide range of social and linguistic supports for newcomer students.]]></description>
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