Latest EDUCATION News From The Illinois Newsroom Team
Construction begins on Illinois school renamed after local Tuskegee Airman
Born in 1919 in Decatur, Ellsworth Dansby, Jr., was fascinated by planes. He first flew alone at age 12 – without ever previously riding in a plane. He used knowledge from books he had read to land his solo flight safely.
New provost comes to U of I after increasing diverse enrollment and long political science career
New University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Provost John Coleman talks about why he choose the university, his interest in political science, the state of US democracy, and his focus when he arrives July 19.
Legal headaches could just be starting at Northwestern, WVU with Fitzgerald, Huggins, experts say
Fitzgerald was fired this week following hazing allegations in the program.
U of I student information is caught in global cyberattack
The University of Illinois system learned in June that personal information of some of its past and present students was exposed in a May 31
Student debt deprives US of public service workers, researchers say
URBANA — Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in student debt. But those hoping for relief from President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan are
The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
Conservative justices were in the majority in Friday’s 6-3 decision that effectively killed the $400 billion plan that President Joe Biden announced last year.
Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor
The Supreme Court has ruled that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Decatur school board decides to move all Dennis Lab students together after structural issues
The Decatur Public Schools board voted Tuesday to install three mobile buildings at Garfield Learning Academy, instead of the one they initially approved. That will allow all 500 Dennis Lab students to move there together, as requested by parents. Earlier this month, engineers found the Dennis Lab buildings were not structurally sound.
Lifelong Urbana resident appointed to vacant seat on school board
URBANA – An alumnus, grandmother, and former school bus driver for Urbana School District 116 is its newest school board member. The district recently appointed
Decatur Public Schools closes Dennis Lab campuses for year over structural concerns
Decatur public schools has shut down two historic campus buildings for the school year 2023-2024 to ensure structural integrity.
Pritzker signs anti-book ban legislation
First-in-the-nation law ties state funding to open access policies.
Gov. Pritzker stopped in Champaign to promote his budget, especially its spending for early childhood programs
Governor J-B Pritzker and other state officials visited Champaign’s International Prep Academy Wednesday, part of the governor’s tour of the state to promote education spending in the new state budget.
