Urbana schools equity audit finds identity-based bullying rampant
In a survey of about one-thousand students, about half said they had been the victim of hurtful comments. Over half thought bullying was a problem at school.
217 Today: Illinois crops in need of precipitation after recent drought conditions
June 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: One U of I grad was attacked and another was killed in Germany last week. The congressional debt ceiling agreement capped federal housing assistance program spending for the new fiscal year. Latino lawmakers in Illinois are encouraging undocumented immigrants to sign up for state-supported healthcare coverage before it’s too late. Urbana students report […]
Stalled bills include repeal of subminimum wage for disabled workers, BIPA reform
Several measure could be revived in legislature’s fall veto session