East St. Louis School District 189

A St. Clair County Circuit Court judge has approved a preliminary restraining order for a group of recently ousted East St. Louis School Board members.…

Five members of East St. Louis' elected school board are suing to reverse the state's takeover of the city's public school system.The St. Louis…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 21, 2012 - The Illinois State Board of Education took action Thursday that its chairman said he…

For the first time in its history, the Illinois State Board of Education has taken over a public school district.The members voted unanimously today to…

Seniority, income determining factors in new Illinois insurance law Governor Pat Quinn's office announced early this morning that he has signed a measure…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 20, 2012 - Update on Thursday: The Illinois State Board of Education voted unanimously today to…

The school superintendent in East St. Louis says some teachers used "inappropriate strategies and techniques" to inflate students scores on standardized…

The school year is over in East St. Louis, and the next one will mean only half of the school district's ten elementary schools will be left.St. Louis'…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 1, 2012 - Less than a year after assuming supervision over East St. Louis public schools,…

A former top federal prosecutor has completed his state-launched probe of the cash-strapped East St. Louis public school system and has turned over his…