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Democratic state Rep. Sharon Chung hopes to address the Illinois' teacher shortage by joining the newly-formed Teacher Shortage Working Group.
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Deanne Bryant launched a district-wide Unit 5 string program in 1969, ensuring access to instruments often left out of school curriculums. Five decades later, Bloomington-Normal is lauded statewide for its high quality music education.
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The plan highlights improving academic outcomes, maintaining strong staff, and connecting to the community. In addition to a unanimously positive vote, the board praised the plan as a living document to account for unforeseen changes.
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Voters chose to approve two tax referendums in the Olympia school district Tuesday that will help fund renovations of its aging high school swimming pool and cut into the district’s education fund deficit.
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The chess teams at Evans Junior High School in Bloomington have done something that has never been done before in state history. Its sixth, seventh, and eighth graders have all won state championships in the same year.
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Hundreds of people gathered at Normal Community High School to welcome back the boys basketball team from the state championships over the weekend. The team received a fond and enthusiastic welcome from fans and family after taking second place in Class 4A against Homewood Flossmoor.
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Normal Community’s run to the state championship came up short Saturday night, as the Ironmen fell, 60-48, to Homewood-Flossmoor in the Class 4A title game.
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District 87 school board president Elizabeth Fox Anvick wears many hats: She’s a tech professional, a wife, a mother – and one of Bloomington-Normal’s most visible LGBTQ+ advocates.
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Eva Jones was the first woman and person of color to make the District 87 school board. That was in 1971. Six years later, she became president and three years after that she was on the Bloomington City Council.
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Startup grants are reaching their term limit for Central Illinois Bridge Academy, but Director Trish Malott said the school is financially stable. They even want to expand for next year by getting an additional teacher.