REGIONAL OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9

After she stepped away from coaching swimming and became a health club’s aquatics manager, Michelle Zimmerman-Bernardi noticed she missed the teaching aspect of her former profess...

Long before she was a high school English teacher at Mahomet-Seymour High School, where she’s taught since 2000, Carrie East was taught to read by a high-schooler in her hometown ...

Join Sarah Phelps as she simplifies your digital address book on our latest tech tip video this month. In this video, Sarah walks you through the hassle-free process of importing ...

URBANA — Urbana High School choir students found out in class Monday morning that in just a few weeks, they’ll be performing on stage alongside rock legends Foreigner at State Far...

URBANA — Students in the Urbana High School choir are preparing to make their final fundraising push for a trip to Walt Disney World, even if they don’t care much about Disney. ...

CHAMPAIGN — Champaign is home to two of the top art educators in the Land of Lincoln, says no less an authority than the Illinois Art Education Association. The organization an...

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CHAMPAIGN — Listing the myriad ways Jamal Maatuka is involved in the community is a long exercise. The impact that Centennial High School’s dean of students has goes well beyon...

Email nominations to Anthony Zilis at azilis@news-gazette.com For the last three school years, standing out in the rain while shuttling kids to their parents’ cars has been ...

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Each year, Tyler Reifsteck reads a book to his students about what it’s like to be a newcomer in the United States whose first language isn’t English. For the students in his Mult...

HAMPAIGN — Caleb Apperson vividly remembers his first visit to the Japan House, though he didn’t know at the time it would inspire his future career. “I was instructed on the e...

Discover the ultimate way for educators to effortlessly enhance their photos with Canva's AI features in this months tech tip video. Dive into the world of hassle-free image ed...

Fresh out of Vanderbilt University, where she received her master’s degree in special education, Madison Ross was given a steep task to start her career when she was hired at Urba...

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PAXTON — After sifting through 17 applications and conducting six interviews with high school principal candidates, Paxton-Buckley-Loda officials discovered the best person for th...

TOLONO — Bill Behrends remembers an obvious question during his interview to be Unity High’s next principal. “You’re coming in after a guy that’s been here 21 years. What do yo...

URBANA — Jesse Guzman hasn’t put much thought into filling the bare walls and mostly empty desk at his new office at Urbana High School. After all, the school’s new principal does...

CHAMPAIGN — During her 19 years in education, Sara Sanders has learned to appreciate students’ strengths, even when they manifest in disruptive ways. For instance, last year, a...