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Unit 5
- Chiddix Junior High parents want answers. Unit 5 says it legally can’t say much
- Parents seek help from Normal Town Council to avoid relocation of students from Glenn Elementary
- 8th grade Chiddix teacher on paid leave was disciplined by Unit 5 for repeated ‘grooming behaviors’
- Unit 5 adopts new reading curriculum that has classrooms hooked on phonics
- Chiddix teacher was sanctioned by Unit 5 for 2019 conduct at LaSalle County cheerleading event
- Parents can offer feedback on 2 options related to Unit 5 enrollment study
- Unit 5 budget is 'on track' midway through fiscal year
District 87
- Unit 5 adopts new reading curriculum that has classrooms hooked on phonics
- Readers' theater teaches Stevenson Elementary students about Black history
- Unit 5 and District 87 switch to e-learning on Friday due to extreme cold forecast
- District 87 shares student learning improvements, plans for gym renovation
- Bloomington Junior High embraces AI technology in the classroom
- Students and staff say new phone policy is working as designed at Bloomington High School
- 'Opens up the world': Stevenson Elementary's new playground focuses on access
Higher Education
- Historian to debunk myths of the American west in ISU talk
- ISU women's basketball earns No. 3 seed in MVC tournament after victory against Bradley
- How Redbird Flight equips college students with financial literacy
- Illinois State's Arch Madness stay winds up short-lived
- Illinois lawmakers consider removing the 2-year foreign language requirement for high school
- Credit transfers between Heartland and ISU coming for engineering and special education
- Museum event lets people consider what ‘life and liberty’ means as America turns 250
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Chapters of FFA, once called Future Farmers of America, are becoming more common in city schools. Program advisors say students are learning skills that can help them work in a wide range of industries — from biotech to cosmetology. -
A veteran McLean County educator is among seven Illinois finalists for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership. Winners receive a $10,000 cash prize, split between the educator and their school. -
In an email to parents, Mariana Nicasio said her leaving is unrelated to turmoil at the school while two teachers are on leave for alleged misconduct. -
New research showed public schools across the country intentionally evade federal reporting requirements by calling seclusion rooms something else. Students with disabilities, he found, were four times more likely to be restrained or secluded. -
Andrew Miller has volunteered with Lexington's cheer squad since 2024. He was placed on administrative leave in the wake of a police investigation that's taken him off the job at Chiddix Junior High. On Friday afternoon, Lexington High's cheerleading families were notified of Miller's termination. -
Eighth grade social studies teacher Brandon Knapp has been placed on paid administrative leave. -
ISU President Aondover Tarhule on Friday took a practical stance as litigation continues over a lot of federal mandates. "Our first and most important responsibility is to our students,” said Tarhule. -
Illinois State University's board of trustees on Friday approved a 5% tuition increase for new students arriving on campus this fall, with Chief Financial Officer Glen Nelson saying planners tried to minimize the impact of cost increases on those students. -
Mark Jontry is stepping down 14 months earlier than expected, likely paving the way for his successor to take office sooner. He's the regional superintendent of schools for McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. -
It will cost most incoming Illinois State University undergraduate students about $1,143 more next school year, according to recommendations the administration has made to the Board of Trustees.
