Rauner Signs “Trailer” Bill To Fix Education Funding Reform Measure
Governor Bruce Rauner has signed what education officials say is the final law needed to make major changes to the way Illinois funds public schools.
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Sullivan Schools Dismiss Early Due To Bomb Threat, One Person Arrested
Police in Sullivan have made an arrest in connection with a bomb threat that led to the early dismissal Friday afternoon of the town’s three public schools.
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Future of Artificial Intelligence; Mindfulness In Schools; Teaching The Trail Of Tears
On this special encore edition of The 21st: How are schools looking at mindfulness and meditation to help students succeed? Plus, we'll learn how local educators in southern Illinois are teaching the Trail of Tears, which ran through that part of the state. But first, we talk to Microsoft director Eric Horvitz about the future of artificial intelligence.
Late Season Snow To Hit Champaign-Urbana Saturday
Accumulation will likely range from a dusting in southern Champaign County to up to five inches in parts of Ford County.
Illinois Math & Science Academy Hopes To Cash In On Out-Of-State Students
For more than 30 years, kids with a certain streak of genius have found a home at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in suburban Chicago. It’s the rarest of gems in the educational landscape: a public, affordable, boarding school.