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COVID cases and quarantines are increasing in Unit 5 schools, as in the rest of Bloomington-Normal. The most significant bump reported last week was 14 cases at Parkside Junior High and 73 students being sent home to quarantine.
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The new principal at Hammitt Elementary in Normal says she never planned to get into education, until she realized schools needed more teachers of color. Latasha Schraeder says she came to realize that when she started law school to become an attorney.
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Some school districts in central Illinois may have school boards that don't agree with Gov. JB Pritzker's mask mandate for students Pre-K through 12. But the regional school superintendent for McLean, Logan, Dewitt, and Livingston counties said this week any superintendent that feels squeezed can lean on the state board of education for backup.
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Some school districts in central Illinois may have school boards that don't agree with Gov. JB Pritzker's mask mandate for students Pre-K through 12. But the regional school superintendent for McLean, Logan, Dewitt, and Livingston counties said this week any superintendent that feels squeezed can lean on the state board of education for backup.
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The Unit 5 School Board voted 6-1 Wednesday evening to require all students, teachers, and other staff to mask in schools at the start of the year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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A group of Bloomington-Normal pediatricians is calling for universal masking when schools open in August.
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The $12.5 million structural budget deficit for Unit 5 schools has been growing slowly for years. It's currently about 6% of the total $203 million budget. District Superintendent Kristen Weikle said she hopes to bring a plan to deal with the imbalance to the school board in the fall.
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ISU To Name New President Friday: Finalists Not Disclosed
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Issues of diversity and equity are top of mind after a year of renewed calls for civil rights and social justice reform. Some of those conversations…
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Illinois Education Association President Discusses Challenges For Teachers, Students During PandemicThe pandemic has reduced the number of students who want to become teachers.That's according to the president of the Illinois Education Association, Kathi…