Education and Schools

The monthly meeting has been rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Normal Community West High School.

The four Republican Party candidates for governor of Illinois told a Central Illinois audience Thursday evening they favor property tax caps, pension reform, ending Illinois' status as a "sanctuary state," and rolling back the SAFE-T criminal justice reform act which ended cash bail.

Teri Ross is the executive director of ILAO. She says it is important to understand the law because it effects the everyday lives of Illinois residents.

The document will direct not just the way math is taught in the classroom, but how math teachers are trained in the profession and math programs are administered in school districts.

Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] will only receive half of their normal payments, the Trump administration revealed in court this week.

Michael Cornale, chief financial and facilities officer of District 87, said the bonds will give more working cash for the district and help rework its debt.

Conservative Illinois GOP candidate Ted Dabrowski discusses the most pressing issues in the state and how he hopes to deal with them if elected in 2026.

Students majoring in the inaugural programs at Illinois State University's new College of Engineering are feeling positive.

Mark Jontry, the regional superintendent of schools for McLean County and other nearby counties, will not run for re-election after this term ends, but he has a new candidate in mind to replace him.

Kris Lutt is president of sustainable materials and strategic initiatives at ADM. He earned an MBA from Illinois State in 2006.