CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOISGood day to the AIRSS community, Amidst all the madness of state budget crisis, school funding reform, SB1 and amendatory vetoes, the...
HB656 has passed both the House and the SenateJune 1st, 2017 I am pleased to report that HB656 has passed both the House and the Senate and is on the way to the Governor's desk for...
Rally for School FundingSpringfield, Illinois May 1st, 2017 We are working on your behalf... recently AIRSS was well represented at the Fair Funding Rally on the...
Collaboration, Commitment &Creativity Drive OutcomesIllinois September 1st, 2016 Good afternoon to the AIRSS community, Please take time to read this article posted at the Rural Schools...
Carbon Monoxide ActSpringfield, Illinois January 1st, 2016 The State Congress of Illinois voted to update the School Code to require carbon monoxide...
Brain Drain Is Not A Rural InevitabilityCarbondale, Illinois December 27, 2015 We invite you to read Sarah Halasz Graham's third and final installment in a journalistic series...
AIRSS National Policy and AdvocacyWashington, D.C. November 1st, 2015 Just a quick note to our members with an update on our advocacy work in Washington, DC., the 3 days...
CHEBANSE (IL) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMPLETES OUTDOOR LEARNING CLASSROOMChebanse, Illinois October 12, 2015 We are pleased to report on the very first completion of a Rural Schools CollaborativeGrants in Place...