Illinois Board of Higher
Education (IBHE)
IBHE is the body that oversees public universities and colleges in
the State; that grants authority for private institutions to
operate in the State and grant degrees; and that administers a
variety of federally-funded programs and grants covering all of the
higher education community. IBHE's statuatory
authority stems from several laws and the full-texts are
available. The website offers a wide variety of studies and
reports, information about budgets and funding, as well as
descriptions of programs and policy initiatives. A data bank of
statistical information is available and a searchable Inventory of
Academic Degree Programs.
Illinois State Board of
Education (ISBE)
As the agency that oversees K-12 educational matters in Illinois,
its website offers information about the Illinois Learning
Standards, various assessment tools and surveys, teacher education
and certification, federal and state legislation, and educational
finance. It offers a retrieval mechanism, called ILEARN, for
looking up summary financial data on the public education programs
of different counties in the State. Also available are Illinois School
Report Cards for every school in the State. These include
information about the school demographics, the instructional
setting, the school district's finances, and student performance on
Statewide assessments.
Illinois Virtual
Campus
The IVC is a directory of distance learning courses, certificate,
and degree programs offered by Illinois colleges and universities.
More than 3,500 online and other distance learning courses and
programs are listed from more than 70 Illinois colleges and
universities.
The Center: Resources
for Teaching and Learning
The Center is a not-for-profit corporation that provides a broad
range of professional development services and instructional
resources for school communities throughout Illinois and the
nation. Its broad range of programs span from early education
through adult learning. Presently The Center each year provides
support, training and assistance to more than 25,000 teachers,
administrators, parents and other educational stakeholders. The
Center online offers resources for learning at all age levels and
in a variety of settings including workplace education. It is part
of STAR NET, the support and technical assistance regional network
sponsored by the State.
