Illinois Boards in Power Struggle Over Teacher Recertification
A state judge has temporarily halted the implementation of changes in the way Illinois renews teacher licenses, following a lawsuit contesting the process used to approve the policies.
The plaintiffs—12 of the 19 members of the state teacher-certification board—contend that the state board of education, in voting last month in favor of a new set of licensure-renewal requirements, wrongly ignored the certification board's input.
Although the certification board often plays only an advisory role in teacher-credentialing matters, last year's legislation calling for improved licensure requirements stipulated that the new policies be determined "jointly"...
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