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Unit 5
- Ward 9 candidates in Bloomington expound on reasons for running, taxes, housing
- Unit 5 school board hears recommendations for district-wide grading and reporting improvements
- Bloomington Ward 1 council candidates have contrasting priorities
- Musician teaches kids in Bloomington-Normal and beyond about emotional balance in song and story
- Retired educator Barry Reilly leads campaign to support sales tax for McLean County schools
- Unit 5 and District 87 formally promise to lower property taxes if school sales tax is approved
- Unit 5 and District 87 are pledging to reduce property tax reliance if new school sales tax passes
District 87
- Unit 5 and District 87 share 'transparency dashboards' in final push to educate voters on sales tax
- Bloomington High School plans to ban cell phone use starting next fall
- Bloomington Area Career Center rebrands as Bloomington Career Academy in Brown Education Center
- Ward 9 candidates in Bloomington expound on reasons for running, taxes, housing
- District 87 renames Oakland Avenue building after Willie G. and Gloria Brown
- Bloomington Ward 1 council candidates have contrasting priorities
- Retired educator Barry Reilly leads campaign to support sales tax for McLean County schools
Higher Education
- Barton McNeil and Jamie Snow seek to overturn new trial denials in back-to-back hearings at ISU
- Illinois State to play WNIT Super 16 game at IWU and Kristen Gillespie gets 5-year extension
- ISU faculty union votes to authorize a strike
- ISU faculty union is taking strike authorization vote
- Illinois’ community colleges see nearly 9% spike in spring enrollment
- IWU among institutions targeted by Department of Education for investigations into 'antisemitic discrimination and harassment'
- ISU-led team hopes to make VR Narcan training a staple in rural communities and beyond
More education stories
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The Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP held an election forum on Saturday that included the candidates for the municipal election on April 1, as well as information on the proposed countywide school sales tax referendum. -
The parents of a student with Down Syndrome nominated Andrea Nunamaker and Brent Harms for the award. -
The Veterans Affairs Department’s narrow interpretation of last year’s landmark Rudisill case could sharply decrease the pool of veterans eligible for greater benefits. -
President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s also targeting DEI in higher education and research funding. -
The Illinois State women’s basketball team will participate in a third consecutive Postseason WNIT, but the Redbirds have to wait a little longer to find out their first opponent. -
Illinois is among about a dozen states that have little or no homeschooling oversight. Some advocates want to do something about that. -
President Trump is moving to cut the staff by half and dismantle the department. He’s also going after DEI in higher education and funding for research. -
From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of short-term, innovative measures to cope with a prolonged and critical statewide teacher shortage. -
The Illinois State University men’s basketball team announced Monday it will accept a spot in the 16-team College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach. -
A series of town hall meetings will help Heartland Community College gather input on the institution's path forward over the next 10 years.
