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Advocacy Alert 2/12/21 from Illinois ASBO on Vimeo.

ESSER, TRS & Medicaid Update

Watch this update from Illinois ASBO Executive Director/CEO Micheal Jacoby, Ed.D., SFO, CAE on important advocacy-related issues including the ESSER 2.0 stimulus funds coming from the federal government and insights on the new TRS 457b plan that has emerged in the past few days.

Additionally, hear Illinois ASBO President Mark Altmayer share about a funding opportunity through Medicaid Free Care and why it is important to start thinking about this now.

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Make Our Voices Heard: Sign Witness Slip in Opposition of Forced School Consolidation

By David Wood posted 28 days ago

Make Our Voices Heard: Sign Witness Slip in Opposition of Forced School Consolidation Outreach and advocacy efforts by school administrators played a key role last week in the sponsor of a proposal ...

COVID Relief for TRS Employees, edTPA & Other Proposals We're Monitoring

By David Wood posted 03-15-2021

The Illinois General Assembly continues to methodically work through a logjam of bills as the March 26 deadline for legislation to pass out of committee in the House and Senate closes in. Meanwhile, it’s ...

Revised Public Health Guidance for Schools

By David Wood posted 03-09-2021

Illinois State Board of Education Office of the Superintendent Dear Colleagues: The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education today released ...

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