School & Education

Explains the standard length of a school day and a school year based on Illinois law.

Information about high school graduation requirements for students in Illinois. The law also requires that all high school students take a statewide assessment and fill out a FAFSA form.

If you are a public high school student in Illinois, you are required to file a FAFSA to graduate and receive a high school diploma. Learn more about what that is.

Learn more about what you should keep in mind in your search for scholarships.

Describes the process of reporting to the ISBE that your child's school is not following special education laws.

Learn about the educational rights of children experiencing homelessness and services available to help, such transportation and fee waivers.

Learn about sick leave requirements for full-time teachers in Illinois.

Explains privacy protections for undocumented students' school records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Describes other schooling options for students that have been expelled

Describes scholarships and other resources available to undocumented students in Illinois and includes links to learn more.

Explains some of the rights that students have when attending schools in Illinois, including speech rights, religious rights, and privacy rights.

Attorney resource for employee and student rights in public schools, special education, and the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Attorney resource on school law, including organization, community colleges, finances, property issues, technology, tort liability, and civil rights litigation.