Over 7,000 students in Illinois will have the chance to visit state parks, museums and other natural resources this year, thanks to grant money from the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Program.

President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at expanding educational choice could provide an alternative to Native students who attend embattled public and government-operated schools.

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