IFT January 16, 2026 Today, the largest member union of the IFT where our President also leads, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), complied with an investigation from the House Education and Workforce Committee. Instead of investigating the dismantling of the Department. of Education or the withholding of funds to our school districts, the Committee has used its power of checks and balances to go after a local union that is advocating for its students and a quality school day.

by Blake Wood 12-08-2025 Kyle Blount , an assistant professor of ecohydrology in the University of Illinois Springfield’s Environmental Studies Program within the College of Health, Science and Technology, has co-authored two collaborative research articles that offer new guidance for cities and researchers working to manage extreme heat, water challenges and the growing demands of urbanization.

-explores cause of sea urchin die-offs in Caribbean November 19, 2025DEKALB, IL Now, an NIU researcher is part of a major, multi-institutional effort to understand why it happened and how to stop it from happening again. When long-spined sea urchins across the Caribbean began dying by the thousands in 2022, marine scientists feared a repeat of an ecological disaster that struck coral reefs four decades earlier. Researchers are studying the mysterious die-offs of Diadema antil

December 12, 2025 The City of Chicago has designated the streets from N. Keeler Ave. between W. Ainslie Ave. and W. Foster Ave. as “James ‘Jim’ Macdonald Way,” after Northeastern's late, former Assistant Professor of Anthropology.

State Journal Register, 11/9/25, guest columnist, John Miller UPI President John Miller writing about the proper funding our educational institutions. He speaks of a time when he delivered newspapers and teachers who had been laid off needing the help wanted ads.  He seen the fear, anger and frustration in their faces.  He saw it again, at WIU and again, when EIU laid off 40 professionals.  And yet, another institution is facing deficit spending. The underfunding is leading t

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford Published October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM CDT Two unions negotiating with the University of Illinois Springfield for new contracts call the lack of progress "staggering." They want a mediator to get involved. Unions representing UIS staff and tenure and tenure-track faculty began bargaining with the school in June. But the units said the university only put forth financial offers in recent days and called them disappointing.

Friday, October 31 Rob Denson Yeah, that's a good question. And right now, 24 states allow their community colleges to do bachelor's degree. And it may not be four years. Our accreditation agency has now okayed three year bachelor's degrees, moving from 120 credits down to to 90. When I was in Florida, Santa Fe Community College was one of the first to do the bachelor's degree. But really, it was because there was no capacity at the University of Florida and other Florida uni

by Peter Hancock October 23, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — The new leader of the Illinois Federation of Teachers says state lawmakers should consider raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations that have received federal tax breaks under the Trump administration to increase state spending on education and other public services.

by Katie Moore Oct. 15, 2025 CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — More than 40 employees of Eastern Illinois University will be out of a job after the university made an announcement this week saying they will be cutting positions due to funding-related issues.