
The talented Champaign Central students involved in this week’s production of “Matilda” won’t be the only stars of the show.
Decker Theatre is a big draw, too.
Thursday marks the...

HOMER — A lifelong educator who turned a summer job into a swim-education empire is being remembered as “a great guy” and a “second dad.”
Bruce Miller of rural Homer died in his g...

As painful as the pandemic was for educators everywhere, it produced both of BRIAN BROOKS' no-doubt-about-it favorite moments in his seven-plus years as St. Joseph-Ogden superinten...

Described as “students who lead the charge” at Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School, twins Mason and Morgan Uden gave us a glimpse of their winning personality during Sunday’s “Faces of...

The best way for kindergartners to learn, teacher Kerry Hanson said, isn’t by sitting at a desk and putting pencil to paper.
After more than 20 years teaching young children, incl...

Likely on the way out: Unit 4’s elementary “schools of choice” model, which Superintendent Shelia Boozer this week summarized as a failed initiative that “resulted in little to no ...

“That’s a mic drop,” Superintendent Jennifer Ivory-Tatum said after all seven school board members voted in favor of a package of proposals designed to lure more substitute teacher...

WESTVILLE — Now that the Westville school district has been chosen to receive $5.8 million for electric school buses, Superintendent Seth Miller said the next step is evaluating wh...

MAHOMET — A group of Mahomet area residents and business people toured the junior high school this week to get an idea of the overcrowding at the school.
Voters will head to the p...

CHAMPAIGN — As he stood in front of around 60 community members Tuesday night in the gymnasium of Garden Hills Academy, David Sturtz wasn’t surprised by the tenor of response he an...

URBANA — A committee of Urbana school district teachers, parents and administrators recommended that the district consolidate its two-school elementary English-Spanish dual-languag...

URBANA — The way Urbana High School senior Amari Johnson sees it, all students should get a chance to visit with representatives from historically Black colleges and universities a...

After beginning her career in education 26 years ago as a substitute teacher and teacher’s aide, Carol Wood fell in love with working with children. She decided to return to school...

Sophia and Max Libman were born on the same day in December 2005.
The Libman twins aren’t identical. You can tell them apart both physically and in their interests.
In sports, So...

CHAMPAIGN — Shortly after he arrived at work last Monday morning at 5:30 a.m., St. Thomas More maintenance worker Melvin Peete stepped outside to take out a bag of garbage when he ...

The giant state championship trophy wasn’t the only treat awaiting the 163 kids of Gifford Grade School on Monday.
Everyone was treated to ice cream bars as well.
“It’s been craz...

Urbana High School’s Class of 1962 celebrated its 60th reunion on Sept. 24 at Jupiter’s at the Crossing in Champaign.
Here’s more on the Tigers and a wonderful weekend, courtesy e...