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Unit 5
- Unit 5 board approves annual budget, learns of Weikle's retirement plans
- Unit 5 and District 87 start school year with new high school phone policies
- Unit 5 board presented outline of annual budget, OKs new contract for Weikle
- Unit 5 mourns death of 'beloved' Kingsley Junior High teacher in bike crash
- Normal Community senior attends mock Senate in D.C.
- Unit 5 board approves purchasing new flooring, used buses
- Unit 5 waiting on nearly $1 million as Trump administration withholds education grant money
District 87
- District 87 superintendent provides updates on facilities work, teachers and students
- Bent Elementary School welcomes new playground and greenspace
- District 87 considers easing graduation requirements for students new to the country
- Unit 5 and District 87 start school year with new high school phone policies
- Promise Council provides warm welcome to students at two dozen McLean County schools
- YWCA after-school programming expands to Bloomington Junior High
- Accessibility-focused playground coming to Stevenson Elementary School
Higher Education
- ISU researcher: Mixed messages from federal government increase distrust in vaccines
- Video: Women's group at ISU calls for an end to gun violence after former student was killed
- Encounter ministry hopes to build community with redeveloped space near ISU
- During ISU visit, author reveals sanctuary's meaning beyond a Trump era political shorthand
- Biotech startup Symbio Bioculinary engineers the elimination of food waste in Bloomington laboratory
- Rep. Sorensen stands with Democrats, blames Republicans for government shutdown
- Football lifts up Ted Schmitz on way to ISU Athletics Hall of Fame honor
More education stories
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At a joint news conference Friday, Carlock resident Desi Anderson was joined by state and national lawmakers to announce proposed legislation clamping down on student directory data that is not protected by current privacy laws.
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During his State of the University address, the president of Illinois State University said "funding pressures remain high and very concerning."
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Students majoring in the inaugural programs at Illinois State University's new College of Engineering are feeling positive.
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Nearly 600 new students began classes at the Bloomington campus this fall. Almost half are student-athletes.
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Illinois State University has set an enrollment record for the fourth year in a row, according to officials figures released Thursday for the fall 2025 semester.
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High school students from LeRoy learned how to stay safe when they see farm equipment on the road this fall.
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The Bloomington Career Academy is largely moved in at the Willie G. and Gloria Brown Education Center that District 87 purchased from State Farm in 2024.
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A Bloomington-based early childhood program for low-income families has won renewal of a critical grant to keep operating for at least another five years.
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Mark Jontry, the regional superintendent of schools for McLean County and other nearby counties, will not run for re-election after this term ends, but he has a new candidate in mind to replace him.
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A bill waiting for Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature would provide more transparency about homeless students in the state and how schools use money meant to support them. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…