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Unit 5
- Prosecutors say 'additional individuals have come forward' in grooming case against Unit 5 teacher
- Unit 5 parent sues over alleged harassment of a trans student at Chiddix Junior High
- New parent notification system coming to Unit 5
- Inside the skills-focused young adult program at Eugene Field
- Local Democracy Playbook: 7 tips to get stuff done in Bloomington-Normal
- Normal West mock trial team heads to national competition in Iowa
- Illinois bomb squad called to NCHS responding to general threat to the school
District 87
- Pure joy: Teachers tour future home for District 87's Sarah Raymond School
- Bloomington Junior High students lead project focused on positivity
- Justice Department investigates District 87, Ridgeview and 34 other Illinois school districts over 'gender ideology'
- School psychologists 'drowning' as school sales tax hasn't yet filled a District 87 mental health gap
- District 87 superintendent sounds off on State Farm departure, phones and SNAP benefits
- District 87's David Mouser named a Superintendent of Distinction
- Unit 5 adopts new reading curriculum that has classrooms hooked on phonics
Higher Education
- Heisman Trophy winner and entrepreneur Tim Tebow to headline Red Cross annual Evening of Stars
- ISU alum Laurie Metcalf wins a Tony Award for ‘Death of a Salesman’ performance
- Suspect in ISU shooting convicted on gun charges, acquitted of attempted murder
- History Maker Melinda Fischer points to teamwork in her winning career in softball
- New route to ISU College of Engineering among Connect Transit’s proposed service changes
- When sustainability is made doable, one college student's trash can become another's treasure
- ISU student deposits drop as enrollment cliff arrives
More education stories
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A bill introduced in the Illinois legislature would allow teachers to challenge notices of remedy, actions that go against school policy but can be fixed. Opponents have raised concern that this could erase documentation of patterns of abuse by teachers.
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Illinois Wesleyan University on Thursday announced a new interdisciplinary program focused on quantum science that it says will be the first of its kind in the U.S.
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There will be sidewalk improvements and upgrades to traffic control devices and pedestrian crossings around Tri-Valley Elementary, Middle and High School.
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The City of Bloomington will explore development possibilities for land on the northeast edge of Downtown, after acquiring the former Electrolux and Mennonite Hospital property through a land exchange with Illinois Wesleyan University.
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The AFSCME Local 1110 president spoke at Friday's ISU Board of Trustees meeting. He said workers are glad to be back at work but are still upset with university leadership. ISU's president said none of the administration viewed the negotiations are personal.
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With a combination of state funding and repayment from student fees, the Illinois State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved $84 million in funding for three new STEM facilities. They include a new teaching building, an annex and a greenhouse.
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Community and afterschool programs are requesting more money as they still trying to get federal funding cuts back, and Gov. JB Pritzker proposed a funding cut in next years budget.
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State Lawmakers will assess how much progress has occurred in public education under the Evidence-Based Funding formula.
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Illinois State University and the AFSCME union that represents buildings, dining and food service workers announced late Monday that they've reached a tentative deal, likely ending the longest single-unit strike in ISU history.
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The students and staff of Normal Community West High School surprised the school principal as they celebrated her win of a leadership excellence award.