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Schools working to fight truancy

It's a simple question, yet it's one Tricia Keith finds herself dealing with every day as a part of her job.Why are kids missing school? She often hears a variety of answers, borne of complicated...

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State education board honors four from Champaign school district

CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois State Board of Education has named four people from the Champaign school district in its annual Those Who Excel awards, including a finalist for Teacher of the Year. These...

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Updated: Champaign teachers reach contract agreement

Updated 6:30 p.m.CHAMPAIGN - The Champaign Federation of Teachers has reached a tentative contract with the school district.Union leadership told teachers gathered at the school board meeting tonight...

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Residents asked to take part in Champaign school decisions

CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign school district is working on a process to decide what to do with its facilities, including possibly building a new high school, and it wants community members to...

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Champaign looks at how to educate next generation

CHAMPAIGN — To get students ready for careers in 2030, how do you decide what to emphasize in school? Should it be academic, joint ventures with private companies, being ready for tests like the ACT...

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Champaign school district sets community meeting on facilities plans

CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign school district is hosting another gathering for local residents to weigh in on the future of its school buildings.The community meeting is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 29...

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Champaign magnet schools: Three approaches to the same goal

CHAMPAIGN — Spend a few minutes in any of Champaign's three magnet elementary schools, and you'll find they're a little different from the norm.At Garden Hills Elementary, students post questions to...

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Fiscal cliff cuts will hurt services for at-risk students

Just because a child doesn't qualify for special education services doesn't mean he or she doesn't need a little help when it comes to reading, writing and math.Title I, a federally funded program,...

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Updated: Champaign to seek new school board member after Lockman resignation

Updated 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.CHAMPAIGN — The Champaign school board will soon be looking for a new member after Tom Lockman resigned his seat earlier this week.Lockman, who has been on the school board...

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Champaign schools' science center a coordinated success

CHAMPAIGN — Whether it's a slide for a microscope or a book about animals, if an elementary or middle school student in the Champaign school district encounters it in science class, it originated in...

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Parents hear about mental health services

CHAMPAIGN — Representatives from area mental health organizations told Champaign school parents that professionals are ready to provide critical services to anyone following a traumatic event.About 40...

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Community meetings to focus on future of Champaign school buildings

CHAMPAIGN — The wait will soon be over: In mid-February, community members will be able to see and weigh in on ideas for what to do with the Champaign school district's high schools, middle schools and...

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Champaign unveils 11 options for schools

CHAMPAIGN — After months of research, the Champaign school district has released a list of possibilities for what it could do with its aging facilities.The school district is hosting two community...

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Three largest area districts spent $936,000 on legal bills

East Central Illinois' three largest school districts spent $936,000 on legal work last year — an amount that would pay almost 17 teachers in Champaign, Urbana and Danville.The Champaign school...

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Champaign school district adds online registration help

CHAMPAIGN — Parents getting ready to register their children for kindergarten in the Champaign school district have a new online tool that may help them.read more

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