Images From C-U ‘March For Our Lives’
Organizers say more than 700 people came to Douglass Park in Champaign to push for stronger gun control laws, despite winter weather warnings that included snow, sleet, and high winds.
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Hundreds Of Thousands March For Gun Control Across The U.S.
Hundreds of thousands of students, teachers, parents and victims rallied in Washington, D.C., and across the country on Saturday to demand tougher gun control measures, part of a wave of political activism among students and others impacted by school shootings.
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.
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.
