A statewide study from regional school superintendents found that Illinois’ serious teacher shortage continues to worsen, especially in school districts in central and southern Illinois.

Members of the steering committee behind a proposed Champaign charter school struggled to answer dozens of questions from Unit 4 school board officials during a public hearing Monday night.

There is a changing of the guard at the Illinois State Board of Education.  The board approved hiring Tony Smith, a former Oakland, California superintendent, on Wednesday to be the next Illinois Superintendent.