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District 87 is launching a new curriculum for middle and high schoolers enrolled as English language learners — part of an effort to better serve the growing demographic group.
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For 30 years YouthBuild McLean County has had a subtle influence on the area — often without recognition.
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Sticker prices for some programs at Illinois State University will increase in the next academic year in a change meant to offset the increased cost of delivering those programs to students.
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Amid a national movement to update instruction to match what science says about learning to read, Illinois adopts a blueprint to improve reading.
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McLean County's largest school district is home to more than half of Illinois K-12 schools awarded the Energy Star rating in 2023.
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The McLean County Board of Review has reduced the assessed value of Eastland Mall by a couple million dollars — from $8.7 million to $6.7 million. The assessed value is one third of the estimated market value of a property and is used to compute property taxes owed to governmental bodies such as municipalities, townships, and school districts.
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With this levy, Unit 5 property owners should see the tax rate decrease about 22 cents, to about $5.30 per $100 of equalized assessed valuation [EAV].
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A dispute over the tax value of Eastland Mall in Bloomington suggests school district and local governments are frustrated with inaction by mall owners and with the retail center's decline. That came through in arguments made before the McLean County Board of Review in an appeal of the 36-acre mall's assessed value.
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Illinois State Board of Education released a report Friday detailing where counties fall in meeting state requirements for youth mental health screening in schools. McLean County seems to be doing well.
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In partnership with the national competitive gaming league Generation Esports, students from Unit 5 esports were given the opportunity to have hands-on experience building gaming computers for their team in the district’s esports computer lab at Normal West High School.