Illinois, including two in East St. Louis, face federal funding cuts. The grants primarily fund after-school activities and ...

Matthew Hickam is the regional superintendent for Perry County Schools. He says the abrupt elimination of grant funding is a ...

On Monday evening, schools across the region received notice that, effective at the end of the month, millions of dollars in ...

Several school districts across southern Illinois are facing the sudden loss of critical after-school programs following ...

The lawsuit asks a New Britain judge to decide whether the power to fund such schools lies with the state Board of Education ...