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UIS Chancellor Janet Gooch (left) posing with Abigail Hemmer
Education
5 months ago
UIS student given Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award

Abigail Hemmer, a medical laboratory science major and commuter student, plans to pursue a master’s degree and become a certified pathologists’ assistant after graduation.

This letter is now on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
History
5 months ago
Abraham Lincoln letter seeking job for Black friend and valet now on display at presidential museum

Abraham Lincoln penned the entreaty on behalf of his young friend, William Johnson, because ironically, his dark complexion caused freed Black White House staffers with lighter skin to shun him.

UIS
Education
5 months ago
UIS extends financial aid ‘Promise’ to transfer students

It fully covers of tuition and fees for what they call “qualified first-time, first-year undergraduate students.”

Education
5 months ago
Wish list for District 186

Focus groups help find a new leader.

Danville High School
IL State News
5 months ago
Danville School District 118 dismisses students early following anonymous threat

District officials ensure families will be updated as more information becomes available after early dismissal on Monday morning.

Business
5 months ago
UI prof on e-scooter popularity

Rideshares are up but bikeshares are down.

Education
5 months ago
Illinois Federation of Teachers rallies at capitol to ‘Tax the Rich’

More than 400 educators and state workers call on lawmakers to fund schools and protect public services.

Teacher in classroom
Education
5 months ago
Illinois school report card continues to show wide achievement gaps

First report under new scoring system shows higher proficiency rates, uneven performance.

Education
5 months ago
Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

The preliminary ruling by Kymberly K. Evanson, a U.S. District Court judge in Seattle, applies only to some grantees in the sixteen Democratic-led states that challenged the Education Department’s decision.

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