In 2015 Dr. Genevra Walters, Superintendent of Kankakee School District 111, reinvented Kankakee's
general ed program by implementing a new
curriculum focusing on cross-curricular, standards - aligned projects that provided real - life application, and career exploration, through the lens of a project - based learning environment.
Subsequently, King said the 1 percent assessment cap is an important element in ensuring students have access to
general ed curriculum and must be meaningfully enforced.