FILE PHOTO Collinsville Middle School Band Director Mike Alexander (left) and retired educator Bruce Hawkins watch Andrew Stahlman, 12, play during a rehearsal on July 20.

The Collinsville School District, one St. Louis-area school district with a Native American-themed mascot, is pushing back against the proposal, urging community members to contact their state ...

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness, or IAR, has been the state’s federally mandated measurement of students’ mastery of the state standards in English language arts and math since 2015.

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. – An Illinois bill that would ban that would ban schools from using Native American names, mascots and logos has passed the Illinois House and is now under review in the Senate.