Sweeping layoffs announced this week are part of a dramatic downsizing of the Department of Education. Gov. JB Pritzker addressed the cuts at an education conference.

Governor JB Pritzker rallies against federal education budget cuts, highlighting their impact on Illinois schools and students.

Governor JB Pritzker joined hundreds of representatives from the Illinois Education Association (IEA) including leadership, educators,

The federal government owes Illinois nearly $2 billion in funding, the governor and legislators say, as they look to D.C. for answers.

After the Education Department announced half of its workforce would be cut in half on Tuesday, leaders in one Heartland state are speaking out about the layoffs.

Gov. JB Pritzker warned at an Illinois Education Association convention Thursday that cuts to federal education funding could “damage the future of the people of Illinois,” shortly

Gov. JB Pritzker addressed more than 1,200 educators at the IEA conference, discussing concerns over federal funding cuts to schools.

JB Pritzker on Thursday delivered more harsh criticism against President Donald Trump’s administration over attempts to drastically downsize, and possibly eliminate, the U.S. Department of Education.