Education

Many Illinois State University students were too young or not born yet during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. These young adults only came to know about the attacks through education and societal influence. It's the second generation to feel trauma from 9/11.

The $12.5 million structural budget deficit for Unit 5 schools has been growing slowly for years. It's currently about 6% of the total $203 million budget. District Superintendent Kristen Weikle said she hopes to bring a plan to deal with the imbalance to the school board in the fall.

District 87 officials say they are focused on incorporating more diversity into their curriculum, but it doesn't include Critical Race Theory.

Starting June 1, the works of 53 of Stefen Robinson’s students at Normal Community High School will be featured at University Galleries in Uptown Normal.

Gov. JB Pritzker joined members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Monday to sign a measure aimed at advancing equity in education in the…

Illinois State University's new effort to help Chicago Public Schools develop more homegrown teachers could help diversify ISU's student population.ISU…

Illinois State University is part of a new program to help Chicago Public Schools develop more homegrown teachers.Janice Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public…

A lot of statues in America have become problematic. People want to tear them down because they represent a part of history to be disavowed, or embody…

The Bloomington Public Library (BPL) and Normal Public Library (NPL) are no longer charging fines on overdue items. All overdue fines prior to Wednesday…

The McLean County Museum of History has hired Julie Emig as its new executive director."What the museum is really good at doing and what makes McLean…