Legislative State: Illinois

Radical Illinois School District Curriculum Will Teach Children as Young as 4 Years Old About Ending ‘Gender Binary’ System Created by White ‘Colonizers’

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The Evanston-Skokie School District 65 will teach children as young as four years of age to celebrate the transgender flag, to try on different pronouns, and that the “gender binary” created by white “colonizers,” based on male and female sex, must be broken. Education researcher Chris Rufo obtained the curriculum documents, which he published at City Journal last week. The … Continued

Rep. Mary Miller calls for bringing God back into public schools

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Republican Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois says it’s time for public schools to bring God back into the classroom, insisting that the absence of faith from American education is responsible for the infiltration of sexually explicit material into public schools. Miller participated in a panel discussion at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference Friday called “Town Hall: … Continued

Chicago high school students walk out over mask mandates

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A group of high school students in the Chicago area walked out of class Monday to protest mask mandates in their schools. The walkout came in response to Community High School District 128 continuing to enforce mask mandates after Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow overruled Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s decision to keep school mask … Continued

Suspended Professor Who Was Forced to Take Diversity Training Sues University

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A professor who was targeted and suspended after using censored language in a test question to make an example of employment discrimination just filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). The controversy began in 2020 when Jason Kilborn, a law professor at UIC, posed a hypothetical question in an exam surrounding illegal discrimination … Continued

Wisconsin Representative Steil Co-Sponsors ‘Open Schools Act’

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Representative Bryan Steil (R-WI-01) is co-sponsoring the Open Schools Act with Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) “to support students and allow parents to make the best decision for their family.” According to a press release from Davis, the Open Schools Act would provide families with up to $10,000 per student “to seek alternative forms of in-person education” … Continued

Chicago classrooms to reopen Wednesday after a bitter feud over remote learning in virus surge

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Chicago schools will reopen Wednesday after the public school system reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union that increases coronavirus testing and establishes metrics for remote instruction in schools that see big outbreaks. The third-largest school system in the country tried to reopen after the holiday break, but the union voted to revert to remote learning in the middle … Continued

Chicago cancels classes after teachers union votes for remote learning

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Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the city’s teachers union voted to work remotely amid an omicron variant-fueled surge in COVID-19 cases. On Tuesday, members of the Chicago Teachers Union voted 73% against in-person learning in favor of “remote-work only job action,” which Mayor Lori Lightfoot and school leaders said would trigger a closure the … Continued

Chicago teachers’ union sets the stage for Wednesday walkout

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The Chicago Teachers Union could refuse to work in person as of Wednesday, raising the prospect of a crippling standoff over omicron fears as schools across the country delay openings, consider remote options and mandate testing amid a record-breaking surge of coronavirus infections. Schools in Chicago reopened as planned Monday, but the union scheduled a … Continued

8 States to Raise Minimum Wage to $15

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Twenty-two states increased minimum wages for workers on Jan. 1, according to The Hill. In eight of those states, including California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, the raises are part of scheduled increases that will eventually reach minimums of $15-per-hour, CNN reports. The city of West Hollywood raised its minimum wage for some … Continued

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