Education
University of Illinois says dining and custodial workers may strike as soon as Sunday
The university said they have scheduled six more bargaining sessions.
McKinley Health Center wants UIUC students to get flu shots so that they’ll ‘never miss a memory’
URBANA – With students resuming school, coughs and sneezes have become more prevalent across campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. And the number of
University of Illinois system approves more than $8 billion budget to keep up with growing number of students
URBANA — The University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved an $8.3 billion budget for the current fiscal year, representing a 6.2% increase from fiscal
University of Illinois building and food service workers vote to strike
Updated 6 p.m. Sept. 13, 2023 URBANA — As a building service worker at the University of Illinois, Melody Decker has cleaned up feces in
Percentage of underrepresented freshmen slightly up at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign despite end of affirmative action
URBANA — The University of Illinois published its 10-day enrollment numbers Wednesday. It’s a first look at how much of an impact the end of
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sees record-breaking enrollment of over 59,000 students as fall semester begins
CHAMPAIGN — The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a record-breaking class for the fall 2024 semester. With a freshman enrollment of 9,008, the new
Principal of Urbana’s new multilingual school: ‘It’s really refreshing’
URBANA – About 16 % of the 300,000 English learners in Illinois are taking public school classes to become bilingual in both their first language
Families have mixed feelings as Urbana opens its first fully multilingual school
URBANA — Felix Ayanbode has statistics at his fingertips for why his daughter should learn multiple languages. His first grader, Faith, is learning to be
Some University of Illinois first-year students disappointed with temporary housing
University housing said the number of first-year students who signed contracts for dorm rooms was larger than anticipated.
With more incoming students than expected, University of Illinois offers returning students $2,000 to move off campus
The University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign has more incoming students this year than can fit in its dorms. So, U of I is offering $2,000 – plus 100 meal tickets – to returning students to move off campus.
Rural student “didn’t see any changes” after Illinois LGBTQ+ history law passed
Common textbooks from companies like McGraw Hill have long included information on Asian American, African American and Native American history — but not LGBTQ+ history. That can make it challenging for teachers to comply with Illinois inclusive history requirements.
High schoolers in rural, western Illinois learn the history of why their town is white
“My students want to ask about lynchings in the area,” said Cuba High School history teacher Joe Brewer. “It’s difficult for folks to talk about still, but those are the exact questions my students want to address.”