Prairie State Wire

$225M investment of covidSHIELD testing for Illinois middle and high school students

By Trina Thomas | May 27, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health recently announced a $225 million investment to give easier access to covidSHIELD testing to secondary students in the state at little to no expense.

IHSA adds hate speech and discrimination policy in effort to protect students

By Trina Thomas | Oct 8, 2020

A new Board of Director’s Policy focused on addressing hate speech and harassment was implemented by the Illinois High School at the meeting on August 24.