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Local
1 year ago
Groundbreaking at Owen Marsh Elementary

The Frogs will have their new pad by August of 2026.

Teacher in classroom
Education
1 year ago
Educators say low pay hinders teacher recruitment, retention efforts

‘Poor Working Conditions’ also cited as deterring new hires: 2024-25 teacher shortage report.

Lanphier High School
Education
1 year ago
After Lanphier High School fight injures administrators, District 186 addresses school violence challenges

District 186 School Board President Micah Miller asked Superintendent Jennifer Gill to spend an extended amount of time working at Lanphier High School in order to see what is and isn’t working.

Pribbenow
Education
1 year ago
Millikin University names Dean Pribbenow as 17th president

Pribbenow’s adaptability, fundraising experience, and strategic vision were key factors in his selection for the position.

Education
1 year ago
State cell phone ban

Guv’s State of the State idea

Homeschool illustration
Education
1 year ago
Illinois bill aims to add more oversight of homeschooling

Following a ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois investigation, an Illinois lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require families to tell their public school districts if they are homeschooling.

Gov. JB Pritzker gives State of the State and budget address on Feb. 19, 2025 at Illinois State Capitol.
IL State News
1 year ago
Governor Pritzker unveils new initiatives in address, criticizes Trump’s actions while citing Nazi parallels

In addition to highlighting initiatives in economic development, education and healthcare, Pritzker took time to talk about his “foreboding dread of what is happening in the U.S.”

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Education
1 year ago
Pritzker to back ‘screen-free schools’ and join national trend to ban cellphones in class

Eight states have policies that ban or limit schoolhouse cellphone use. Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio. Iowa, Kentucky and Michigan are among the 15 states where bans or other restrictions have been proposed.

Education
1 year ago
Ringeisen, ex-UIS chancellor, passes at 81

Led University of Illinois Springfield 2001-2010

Peter Goldsmith, Director of the Soybean Innovation Lab, says the lab is shutting down because of the federal funding cuts to USAID. Part of their research was on the red leaf blotch, a disease that could decimate the crop if it makes its way to the U.S. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Agriculture
1 year ago
U of I soybean lab’s pending closure due to USAID cuts hinders global disease research

Lab was part of network studying red leaf blotch, which could potentially decimate the crop.

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