PROJECT FOR MIDDLE CLASS RENEWAL | Cracking Open the “Black Box”: Education Technology Use in Illinois K-12 Schools
“A 2023 survey of roughly 350 K-12 Illinois public school teachers about the presence of educational technology in the classroom, revealed insights into how software tools and new learning hardware were adopted by school districts and how they were integrated into instruction and student assessment. Online and software applications educational tools have colonized classrooms at all grade levels. School districts have significantly increased their spending on technology. Key findings from teacher responses to the survey are presented below.”
THE IMPACTS OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS ON COSTS, COMPETITION, AND CONTRACTORS IN ILLINOIS | Evidence from Capital Development Board Projects
“Project labor agreements (PLAs) are pre-hire agreements that establish terms and conditions of employment for all crafts on large and complex infrastructure projects. The mutual agreements are between construction owners—such as contractors, developers, governments, or public bodies—and coalitions of labor unions supplying skilled workers for the duration of specific projects. The main purpose of PLAs is to promote predictability, productivity, and efficiency on construction projects. PLAs can also enhance opportunities to bid on public works for previously underrepresented businesses while expanding employer access to new domestic labor supply pools.”
“More than three-quarters of nurses said they would consider staying in the nursing profession if there was some limitation on the number of patients they were responsible for and if [they] could hold the employer accountable to maintain those levels. “Addressing the staffing and workload is the answer to the problem of why so many nurses are leaving the profession.”
“More than three-quarters of nurses said they would consider staying in the nursing profession if there was some limitation on the number of patients they were responsible for and if [they] could hold the employer accountable to maintain those levels. “Addressing the staffing and workload is the answer to the problem of why so many nurses are leaving the profession.”
“More than three-quarters of nurses said they would consider staying in the nursing profession if there was some limitation on the number of patients they were responsible for and if [they] could hold the employer accountable to maintain those levels. “Addressing the staffing and workload is the answer to the problem of why so many nurses are leaving the profession.”
“More than three-quarters of nurses said they would consider staying in the nursing profession if there was some limitation on the number of patients they were responsible for and if [they] could hold the employer accountable to maintain those levels. “Addressing the staffing and workload is the answer to the problem of why so many nurses are leaving the profession.”
“More than three-quarters of nurses said they would consider staying in the nursing profession if there was some limitation on the number of patients they were responsible for and if [they] could hold the employer accountable to maintain those levels. “Addressing the staffing and workload is the answer to the problem of why so many nurses are leaving the profession.”
“More than three-quarters of nurses said they would consider staying in the nursing profession if there was some limitation on the number of patients they were responsible for and if [they] could hold the employer accountable to maintain those levels. “Addressing the staffing and workload is the answer to the problem of why so many nurses are leaving the profession.”