IDPH Discuss Change to School Health Exams
A year ago, lawmakers decided to change school health examination requirements. They added screenings for social and emotional development, but the details are still being worked out.
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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.
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.
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.
C-U High School Students To Protest For More Gun Control
Students from eight high schools in the Champaign-Urbana area will stage a demonstration Saturday to call for stronger gun control measures. The protest is one of hundreds of similar events happening across the country, including Washington D.C., under the moniker “March For Our Lives.”
Resignation Of Local Housing Board Sparks Call For HUD Meeting
Vermilion County Board Chairman Mike Marron wants to meet with federal housing officials, following the resignation this week of the entire board of the Vermilion County Housing Authority.
