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The 700 students at the Bloomington Area Career Center come from high schools around McLean County, including Unit 5 and District 87. If accepted, they choose from 17 programs such as welding, cosmetology, health careers and medical terminology, and EMT and fire science.
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Monday was the deadline to submit nominating petitions to run in the spring 2023 election.
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District 87 is keeping its property tax rate nearly flat. The school board has approved a $48.5 million levy that projects significant growth in taxable land values.
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Fitzgerald Samedy, 36, has reached a plea agreement stemming from his May arrest during a traffic stop in Bloomington.Court records show Samedy pleaded guilty to two felony charges.
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For over 25 years, the students and teachers at Washington Elementary School in Bloomington have shared a Thanksgiving meal together. Here's what they're thankful for this year.
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Student test scores continued to fall last year, but new data shows Illinois’ students are on the path to recovering from the learning loss that occurred during the pandemic.
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T. Markus Funk, Anne Wylie-Weiher and Maureen Svob will be recognized at halftime of the Bloomington High School homecoming football game on Friday night.
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District 87's school board will consider a plan Wednesday night to remind parents about safe gun storage. Superintendent David Mouser says the district's director of safety and security proposed the idea, part of the national Be Smart gun safety campaign.
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The McLean County school district denied four resignations, submitted by special education teachers weeks before the first day of school.
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Teachers in Bloomington-Normal hope they will make more progress this school year on how kids interact with each other. Last year, many kids weren't used to being in a classroom, doing things together, or taking teacher direction. That resulted in increased conflict and tempers, and sometimes emotional withdrawal.