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PROJECT FOR MIDDLE CLASS RENEWAL | Cracking Open the “Black Box”: Education Technology Use in Illinois K-12 Schools

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“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 … Read more

MCR and ILEPI | THE IMPACTS OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS COSTS, COMPETITION, AND CONTRACTORS IN ILLINOIS | Evidence from Capital Development Board Projects

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“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 … Read more