Emily Hays
Bad weather has kept these Urbana children out of school. A new bus stop shelter is in the works
In Ivanhoe Estates, weather is the most common reason children miss school. A partnership between parents there, CU Early, Urbana School District 116 and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture is working on a simple solution – a covered bus stop.
El mal tiempo ha impedido que estos niños de Urbana vayan a la escuela. Se está planeando una nueva parada de autobús
En Ivanhoe Estates, las condiciones meteorológicas son la razón más frecuente por la que los niños faltan a la escuela. Una colaboración está trabajando en una solución sencilla: una parada de autobús cubierta.
University of Illinois classes begin ‘with great energy’
Classes began Monday at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
New Champaign Unit 4 Superintendent on the decision to become an educator, how to support students and families
Geovanny Ponce arrived as Unit 4 superintendent in July. He grew up in Honduras and specializes in turning around low-performing schools.
This large Chicago high school rarely suspends its students
Schools in Illinois suspend Black students at much higher rates than white students. Kenwood Academy High School on Chicago’s South Side stands out for bucking that trend.
This Springfield high school has one of the highest rates of suspensions for Black students in Illinois
There were fewer than 500 Black students at Lanphier High School in the 2024-2025 school year, but they received almost four times that number of in-school and out-of-school suspensions.