Education
Rantoul Township High School superintendent ‘pleased’ with state budget, hoping for more transportation funding
Rantoul Township High School Superintendent Scott Amerio said he is pleased with the increase to the evidence-based funding formula. But he would like to see additional funding for transportation services.
These junior high students championed the black and gold bumblebee. Now it’s the Illinois state bee
While most student research projects end up in a storage bin in the attic, one that 8th graders at Naperville’s Lincoln Junior High worked on is now state law.
Schools to get funding increase, but less than some had urged
Illinois lawmakers passed a budget Monday morning that includes a full $350 million increase in Evidence-Based Funding for public schools, money earmarked specifically for the neediest school districts in the state.
University of Illinois student struggles as family’s sole provider following his uncle’s deportation
Reynaldo Camas-Aranda grew up in a house with his uncle, aunt and mother in Cicero. His uncle’s arrest during Operation Midway Blitz has strained the family’s finances.
Yankee Ridge students head to Sola Gratia Farm for the last time this spring – with the program’s future uncertain
This week could be the last Friday on the Farm, because the grants supporting Urbana District 116’s Farm to School program run out at the end of June.
Chancellor Charles Isbell reflects on his first year at U of I, looks ‘towards the future’
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign had a record-breaking year, from awards and accolades, to the Illini making it to the Final Four. Chancellor Isbell is using this all as momentum for the next academic year.
When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that
Illinois bills would give school support workers access to summer unemployment benefits.
Urbana superintendent questions researchers’ ranking of district test scores
New national data by Stanford researchers presents Urbana as one of the lowest-performing school districts in Illinois.
These seed banks preserve crucial corn and soy varieties. A federal plan may put them at risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing moving the Maize Genetics Cooperation Stock Center and the National Soybean Germplasm Collection from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, where they’ve both been housed for decades.
Trump is ending relief for international students from warzones. The relief was not used widely at the University of Illinois
International students from certain countries can work more hours and take fewer courses than is usually legal under Special Student Relief (SSR).
U of I restores access to the Canvas learning platform following ransomware attack
U of I restored access to the Canvas platform after verifying there were no security risks to bringing the platform back online after a ransomware attack.
Striking ISU staff return to work after ratifying new 5-year contract
AFSCME Local 1110, the union representing more than 300 building services, grounds, dining services and other ISU employees, said more than 95% of them approved the five-year contract.