Will Leitch Discusses Mattoon’s Recovery After School Shooting
As Mattoon continues to recover from a school shooting almost two weeks ago, Mattoon native Will Leitch talks about how his hometown is coping.
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U Of I Professor Hopes Research Helps Court Determine Map Standard
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in Gill v. Whitford, a Wisconsin case challenging partisan legislative maps. Wendy Tam Cho is a political science professor on the University of Illinois Urbana campus. Cho says this case is particularly important because it could determine the court’s role in future cases on gerrymandering.
Bill Links Private School Tax Break To Public School Funding
Illinois’ new school funding plan — approved in August and hailed as a historic change — relies on the legislature to give every school the same state aid it got last year, plus push another $350 million through a new formula.
Oral History of Illinois High School Sports Added To Lincoln Library & Museum Website
An in-depth look at the Illinois High School Association, or IHSA, is the newest addition to the oral history project posted online by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield
The Science Of Relationships; Illinois Head Start Programs; A Budget Fact-Check
On the 21st: What science tells us about building a relationship that lasts. Plus, five Head Start programs in Illinois will get a total of nearly $12 million from the federal government, and we check in with PolitiFact Illinois about whether the state budget is out of balance.