
In her 17 years teaching alternative education, Margo McLane Elson has learned better than to focus solely on education.
The educator at Paxton-Buckley-Loda’s Panther Academy, ...

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Uni High junior Andrea Li, right, poses for a photo with Neuqua Valley's Hannah George following Li's win in Saturday's IHSA girls' badminton singles stat...

The award presented to Kim Tate on Tuesday comes with a $5,000 check. Justine Bursoni Photography
CHAMPAIGN — On Day 2 of National Teacher Appreciation Week, 500 hooti...

UHS freshman Simon Hamilton’s ‘Spinning’ received a district office award from Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski.
Urbana High School student Achilles ...

Iris Morales has worked as a fourth- and fifth-grade bilingual teacher at Pleasant Acres Elementary School for the last two years, after moving to Rantoul 10 years ago from he...

Franklin celebrates its third-place finish Friday. Provided
UPDATE : Franklin's Scholastic Bowl team returned to Champaign with another state trophy after finishing ...

Christina Japuntich has taught students with the most profound needs as a Secondary Life Skills teacher for the Champaign Unit 4 School District for the last five years. F...

Family members and friends of late Champaign Central alum Drew Adams were joined by players and coaches of the Central and Centennial baseball teams prior to Tuesday's game at...

CHAMPAIGN — Farah Scott placed her stamp upon the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend 5-kilometer race last year.
She clocked the third-fastest time among all female athletes...

Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation (CUSF) will honor four teachers in 2023 with the Shining Star Awards. Selected Unit 4 and District 116 teachers are nominated by their peers a...

Roxana Cowan , Bilingual Teacher’s Assistant-Dr. Preston Williams Jr. Elementary
Jane Liao, Multilingual Teacher’s Assistant-Urbana Middle School
Jerry Moreland, Studen...

CUSF announces its NEW 2023 Super Star Award for Unit 4 and District 116 support staff and paraprofessionals. Kelly Hill, CUSF Executive Director notes, “Our schools would simply...

Sam Turner was the lone candidate interviewed for the principal opening at Dr. Howard Elementary. Champaign school board/YouTube
CHAMPAIGN — The Unit 4 elementary scho...

Second grade teacher Kendra Brauer has taught at Barkstall Elementary School in Champaign for the last four years after stops in Oswego, Kingston, and Lexington, S.C.
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Throughout the school year, the National Honor Society kids at Fisher High take part in a number of community service projects.
Sunday’s chilly walk-a-thon, however, held extra...

Jeff D'Alessio URBANA — By 5-1-1 vote — with Ravi Hasanadka the lone “no” and Brian Ogolsky abstaining — the Urbana school board extended Superintendent Jennifer Ivory-Tatum’s c...

JIM ROSSOW jrossow@news-gazette.com Today, Champaign Holy Cross will make school history by sending its five-member girls’ bowling team to state in Joliet.
The impressive...

