Lessons Learned Education Services

09/28/2025

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Docs/PracticeGuide/WWC2021006-Math-PG.pdf
A math resource

06/08/2025

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-bans-police-ticketing-students-school-price-kids-pay?utm_source=Chalkbeat&utm_campaign=fe21c21b5b-Chicago+This+young+woman+cherishes+phone+breaks&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9091015053-fe21c21b5b-1296901689&mc_cid=fe21c21b5b&mc_eid=f695142c37

The legislation comes after a ProPublica-Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that even though state law bans schools from fining students directly, districts skirt the law by calling on police to issue citations for violating local ordinances.

04/15/2025

https://szocka.com/special-needs-trust-when-is-a-special-needs-trust-needed/

Special Needs Trust: When is a Special Needs Trust Needed? When a person creates a trust, the most important goal is to ensure that the trust provides the greatest benefit to the people for the assets that are left behind. Read More....

04/08/2025

https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/04/08/illinois-teachers-want-pension-changes-for-tier-two/

Illinois teachers hired after Jan. 1, 2011 could see pension benefits that are less than Social Security when they retire. Unions are pushing lawmakers to fix that.

04/01/2025

https://hechingerreport.org/special-education-and-trump-what-parents-and-schools-need-to-know/

The Trump administration’s changes to the Department of Education have left parents and schools confused about what's to come. Here’s what we know about it all means for special education.

03/30/2025

https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/03/28/illinois-lawmakers-bill-special-education-waivers/

Illinois special education advocates are pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill to limit the scope of waivers, which are signed once parents and a school district come to an agreement on services for students with disabilities. Advocates say some parents sign away their rights.

03/28/2025

Season 6 Episode 60

The America’s Work Force Union Podcast is the nation’s premier daily labor program. Pat Devaney from the Illinois AFL-CIO joined us on today’s show.

03/28/2025

https://awf.labortools.com/listen/il-afl-cios-devaney-on-fight-for-fair-pensions-retirement-security?link_id=0&can_id=8f2837aee08b0d2456f6bd6e7b0a07a1&source=email-writing-your-fix-tier-2-letter-to-the-editor-2&email_referrer=email_2671725&email_subject=_-new-podcast-dives-into-the-fight-to-fix-tier-2&&
Season 6, Episode 60

IL AFL-CIO’S DEVANEY ON FIGHT FOR FAIR PENSIONS, RETIREMENT SECURITY
March 25, 2025

03/07/2025

Department of Education Programs/Functions

1)IDEA Individual with Disabilities Acts-Dispense all the federal funds, oversee states and school districts implementation of IDEA guidelines
2)Dispense Title 1 Funds- Title 1 is the largest federal aid program for public schools in the US. It originates from the Secondary Education Act of 1965. These funds are for low income schools to help low income students reach proficiency
3)Enforces students civil rights
4)Rural Education Support
5)Career and Tech Support
6)College Grant Money-Dispenses billions of dollars in grant money

03/06/2025

Any major changes to the department would require congressional approval, but the executive order would be the president’s first step in dismantling the department.

Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday taking the first steps toward closing the Department of Education, a White House official tells NewsNation.