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Spreading the love: how this Rantoul teacher supports her students in and out of school
Growing up in Rantoul, Shana Calhoun has always wanted to be a teacher. Now, she's making it her mission to spread love to every student who enters her classroom in the same town that raised her.
Members chosen for Champaign School Board of Education after months-long vacancies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Regional Superintendent has chosen two people to to fill the vacancies on the Champaign School Board. The two candidates chosen are Mark Holm and Sam Banks, according to a news release from the Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education. Sam Banks formerly was the CEO of the Don Moyer Boys and […]
Clinton, Paxton students gear up for State 4-H Food Challenge
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — Students from Clinton High School and Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School will soon face off against each other and three other Illinois teams in the State 4-H Food Challenge. Last month, the two teams came out on top in the Regional 4-H Food Challenge. Now, they are advancing to the upcoming state competition […]
Math teacher by day, 5 sport coach by night: Meet the GCMS teacher balancing it all
GIBSON CITY, Ill. (WCIA) — Teaching, like any job, can have its rough days. You can be working long hours, balancing a big to-do list and thinking about things outside of work. For one math teacher in Ford County, he not only does all of that, but has a packed calendar after school too. It […]
Leal Elementary creates mural recognizing dual-language students
URBANA (WCIA) — A school in Urbana has a new mural in their hallways. This is Leal Elementary’s first mural in four years. This year, they wanted to design something that would commemorate the dual-language students who will no longer be attending the school next year. The mural is created with flags from different countries […]
Sam Banks and Mark Holm selected to join Champaign Unit 4 school board after months of turmoil
The Champaign Unit 4 school board may have two new members — Sam Banks and Mark Holm. The Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education announced the selection Friday, after months of turbulence on the Unit 4 board. Current board member Betsy Holder said she thinks the members will ease the...
Checking in on five issues
We have a lot of opinions on the Editorial Board, and we have a long history of asking questions and/or making, ahem, the occasional suggestion about how things might be improved in Champaign-Urbana. This week, we thought it was about time to take a look back at some of our previous editorials and see what has or hasn’t changed.
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