By DAVE HINTON dhinton@news-gazette.com
High school marching band programs around the state are out in full force this week, holding camps in preparation for the season.
Unlike l...
By ANTHONY ZILIS azilis@news-gazette.comURBANA — Three years ago, the Urbana school district commissioned a land-use study for its middle and high school campuses, which laid out p...
Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education #9 Earns Cognia System Accreditation
(Champaign, Illinois – 072821) – Regional Superintendent Gary Lewis announced to...
By PETER HANCOCK news@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD — Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls...
By JEFF D’ALESSIO jdalessio@news-gazette.comA not-so-bold pandemic prediction from Unity school Superintendent ANDY LARSON in the wake of the latest round of new mask guidance from...
By Anthony Zilis azilis@news-gazette.comCHAMPAIGN — Bonnie Blair was mostly among football players when she’d venture to the cage at the top of Centennial High School’s gym, where ...
By ANTHONY ZILIS azilis@news-gazette.comTOLONO — The halls and parking lots at Unity High School are quiet for the first summer in years. Construction projects had become an annual...
RANTOUL — The emptiness of the building struck Broadmeadow Elementary School janitor Jerry Justice when the pandemic first broke out during the spring of 2020.
In his 21 years at ...
CHAMPAIGN — Andy Place was, for a time, an assistant coach on Jeff Finke’s Champaign Central boys’ basketball staff.
Beyond that, the 40-year-old’s seven-year stint with the Maroo...
ST. JOSEPH — Last July, school plans were in flux, constantly changing as new COVID-19 data came in. Knowing how schools would operate simply wasn’t possible.
This year, St. Josep...
The following information is from ISBE's Weekly Message from July 20, 2021. Educators who are interested can find contact information under Educator Opportunities in the right-hand...
The following was found in ISBE's Weekly Message from July 20, 2021. For information on submitting a nomination, please see the Educator Recognition section in the right-hand sideb...
The new theater and bright, wide-open cafeteria and commons area at Champaign Central High School are merely shells of what they will be inside the new academic addition that was r...
Shelia Boozer was so wired after her final interview with the Unit 4 school board on Jan. 20 that when midnight rolled around, she was wide awake.
After all, this was the first jo...
A building that holds school memories for many will be reduced to dust starting next month, a year after its 100th birthday.
Myna Thompson School, opened in 1920, will be demolis...
Retired Capt. Anthony Corapi’s naval career ended where it began.
The Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla., where Corapi flew his first P-3 Orion fighter jet, is where he and h...
Registration for the 2021-2022 school year will be as follows:Tuesday, August 3rd from 12-6 pmWednesday, August 4th from 8am to 2 pmRegistration will take place both days on the 3r...
The following information was found in the ISBE's Weekly Message from June 29, 2021. For more information and to register, please see the information under Professional Development...
The footprint of the new International Prep Academy building had already been dug when the official groundbreaking for the school was held in April.
A few weeks later, though, tha...
Uni High’s interim director will be sticking around as its official director and principal, pending approval from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
Elizabeth Majerus ...