Tag: Regional Superintendent of Schools

Champaign Unit 4 school board unable to vote in new members because of protests by current members

Eight candidates showed up to the Champaign Unit 4 school board meeting Tuesday to interview for two empty seats. Because board members Amy Armstrong and Betsy Holder were absent in protest, there weren’t enough members to hold the meeting.

Illinois now requires K-12 students to learn Native American history. What has to be in the lessons, and who is checking?

The law requires teachers to cover contemporary Native American history and urban communities like Chicago.