REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9

Long before she landed the job title for real, SAM TURNER got a nibble of what life was like in the principal’s office at an elementary school. “When I was in fifth grade, my a...

Two years ago, Josh McQuaid decided to make a career change. For a decade, he was a full-time chef, most of which he spent working for Hendrick House on the University of Illinois...

CHAMPAIGN — A Centennial sophomore’s inspiring effort to have a Champaign street named in his late cousin’s honor received the full blessing of the city council Tuesday night. By...

Lori Miller has spent the last 31 years at Gifford Grade School turning her students into lifelong readers. The Rantoul native still lives in her home community and teaches at ne...

Ryley Edmonson knows that, for her students, incremental improvements that others may consider mundane are important accomplishments. Edmonson leads STAR programming for students ...

In her eighth year at J.W. Eater Junior High in Rantoul, Jessica Kocanda is doing the only job she ever wanted to do. The University of Illinois graduate, who teaches sixth-grade ...

Add creativity and mix in a healthy dose of high energy, and you have Allison O’Hern. “Teaching allows me to be really creative,” the Teacher ACE Award winner said from her class...

Email nominations to Anthony Zilis at azilis@news-gazette.com In her third year as Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary’s reading and math interventionist, Tressica Jeffer...

1. Right after the pandemic, Mahomet-Seymour’s freshmen-on-the-right-track rating fell from 94.2 percent to 88.1 percent, activating a plan of action. “In response to this, we b...

Friday’s 2nd Annual Hoot ‘n Scoot Fun Run brought out the best in the kids at Dr. Howard Elementary in Champaign. The principal, too. “Most of (the students) remember our event f...

CHAMPAIGN — The Centennial High School archery team is creating a “field of flags” on the lawn of Centennial High School beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday to commemorate Veterans Day. T...

A number of area schools will honor military veterans at Veterans Day services. Unless otherwise noted, all events will be held Monday. Click the link to read the full article: ...

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CHAMPAIGN — Mahomet-Seymour will join many other area bands Saturday when it competes in the Illinois Marching Band Championships at the University of Illinois’ Memorial Stadium. ...

When he came to Champaign 31 years ago, Peoria native Greg Stock had a hard time choosing which high school to teach at. So he chose based on the little he knew: Centennial had ai...

Welcome to Year 9 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. It's an award-winning project made possible by aspiring student journalists from every c...

On Wednesdays, we’ll introduce the students who make up Year 9 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. Today: Uni’s Ivy Pullen-Heuman. Uni High i...

When Mariel Middlebrook was in college, she worked at Oddfiellows Playhouse in Middletown, Conn., teaching in an after-school program and running a mentoring program. It was there...

Welcome to Year 9 of High School Confidential, powered by Danville Area Community College. It's an award-winning project made possible by aspiring student journalists from every c...

heers to 100 years of Champaign's SOUTH SIDE ELEMENTARY , where students and staffers clad in matching blue shirts kicked off the centennial celebration Wednesday by posing for p...