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.”
“By the end of President Trump’s term, the wave of project cancellations, funding recissions, mass federal firings, and cuts to public health, nutrition, infrastructure, education, and other programs enacted by the administration in 2025 will amount to nearly $8 billion annually in lost revenue and increased out-of-pocket expenses, shrink the economy by $10 billion per year, and cost the state 86,000 jobs—according to a new analysis by the nonpartisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.”
“By the end of President Trump’s term, the wave of project cancellations, funding recissions, mass federal firings, and cuts to public health, nutrition, infrastructure, education, and other programs enacted by the administration in 2025 will amount to nearly $8 billion annually in lost revenue and increased out-of-pocket expenses, shrink the economy by $10 billion per year, and cost the state 86,000 jobs—according to a new analysis by the nonpartisan Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) and the Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.”
“Illinois has a shortage of about 142,000 housing units and must build 227,000 in the next five years to keep pace with demand, a number that would require recent annual production rates to double, according to a joint study published this summer by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.”
“Illinois has a shortage of about 142,000 housing units and must build 227,000 in the next five years to keep pace with demand, a number that would require recent annual production rates to double, according to a joint study published this summer by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.”
“The vast majority of women and LGBTQ+ workers say they experience some kind of harassment, regardless of the kind of employment they have,” said Emily Labarbera-Twarog, an associate professor at the University of Illinois who studies workplace harassment. “But these are jobs where women are in the very, very, very small minority. I mean, you’re talking about 4 percent of the population.… So it’s super small, and harassment is definitely something that is happening on a regular basis.”
Pre-hire labor pacts used on major construction projects at the Port of Seattle had no major impact on competition or construction costs, and were more likely to meet diverse apprenticeship goals, according to new research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Economic Policy Institute.
The University of Illinois Press interviewed Professor Bob Bruno about his new book, What Work Is.
When the expanded federal Child Tax Credit was temporarily adopted during the pandemic, child poverty was reduced by 36% and $1 billion was injected into Illinois’ economy, creating 18,000 jobs. But Congress allowed it to expire. As a result, child poverty has more than doubled.
New autoworkers’ contract uplifts Belvidere, Illinois
No place in history has benefited more from a new contract than Belvidere, Illinois. CBS 2’s Brad Edwards went 90 miles northwest of Chicago to a place that went from the biggest labor “loser” to the biggest winner.