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Unit 5
- Unit 5 looking at language for sharing law enforcement info amid US immigration crackdown
- 13-year-old from Normal dies after being critically injured in house fire
- Unit 5 reminds families of food and financial resources amid ongoing government shutdown
- New report cards show fewer 'exemplary' B-N schools and more with struggling student groups
- Unit 5 discusses process, criteria and feedback for enrollment planning study
- Unit 5 to host public meeting focused on enrollment planning study underway
- Students, community members largely defend teacher at Unit 5 meeting over 'Abolish ICE' shirt
District 87
- Students and staff say new phone policy is working as designed at Bloomington High School
- 'Opens up the world': Stevenson Elementary's new playground focuses on access
- New report cards show fewer 'exemplary' B-N schools and more with struggling student groups
- District 87 looks to borrow $20M in bonds for early childhood center renovations, other improvements
- 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
Higher Education
- ISU football stuns No. 1 North Dakota State, advances to playoff quarterfinals
- Samara Jane, the first Highway 309 Studio Sessions contest winner, says her songwriting can also be therapy
- Appeals court rules shuttered Lincoln College still property tax exempt
- 'Years of effort': Public Illinois universities achieve highest enrollment in a decade
- University enrollment in Illinois grows to 10-year high despite some declines
- After 12 years at now-defunct USAID, ISU alum feels the agency’s work was misrepresented
- A dystopian game show at the Normal Theater imagines immigrants competing for citizenship
More education stories
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If advocates, stakeholders and members of the public were granted all their requests for public school funding next year, lawmakers would have to increase the state’s K-12 education budget by nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars. -
University High School hosted a ceremony Friday celebrating its volleyball team for winning the IHSA Class 3A State Championship. -
Opponents of the changes say Congress explicitly located some of these offices inside the Education Department, and the White House cannot legally move their work without Congress' approval. -
The LeRoy school district now has up-to-date 3D school maps, allowing first responders to more quickly respond to emergencies. Other countywide schools are showing interest. -
Jen Woodrum presented on self-regulation at a behavioral health forum Thursday at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University. -
The Bloomington-based early learning center for low-income families will not be affected by a fiscal cliff faced by many Head Start programs if the government shutdown extends into November. -
The new leader of the Illinois Federation of Teachers says state lawmakers should consider raising taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations that have received federal tax breaks under the Trump administration to increase state spending on education and other public services. -
A pair of town hall meetings this week with campus stakeholders unveiled more details about ISU's new budget framework that itemizes revenue by enrollment. -
Illinois State leaders are urging the campus to commit to change and remain flexible as the university implements a new budgeting process that could significantly re-allocate program funds. -
Gov. JB Pritzker says he's not ready to release $25 million in approved funds for higher education. That would include $1.6 million for Illinois State University.
