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Urbana School District looking to crack down on vaping, knives at school
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 4 months agoURBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana School District is rolling out a series of new safety measures at...
Urbana Middle School eliminates hall passes in new policy
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 months agoURBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana Middle School is changing its policy to forbid students in hallways...
Single Urbana School Board applicant to be appointed, fill vacancy
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 months agoURBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The sole candidate for the vacant spot on the Urbana School Board will be...
USD 116 will pay $200,000 to settle age discrimination suit
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 25—URBANA — In 2017, 52-year-old middle school teacher Chuck Koplinski filed a discrimination charge against Urbana School District 116 with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...
In search for teachers, Urbana raises the stakes
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoNov. 29—URBANA — Not two months after Champaign schools began sweetening their offers to new teachers — in the form of $1,500 sign-on bonuses — Urbana has upped the ante. Teachers who join District ...
Rally planned for 5 p.m. in Blair Park on Urbana school changes
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 29—URBANA — Community members are calling USD 116 to hold off on making major changes until they have gathered more input. The Urbana Schools Action Coalition will hold a rally at Blair ...
EPA giving Central IL schools rebate funding for electric buses
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that they...
Just Askin' | Election Day state-holiday changes
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 6—What does the state's Election Day holiday affect? All public schools and universities in Illinois will have a state-ordered day off on Tuesday. Locally, K-12 schools in Champaign Unit ...
New Urbana school board member hopes to bring new perspective
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 5—URBANA — As the only applicant for the position, Jennifer Hixson was a shoo-in for the Urbana school board. Despite being a bit surprised at her sudden appointment with no interview round ...
Top of the Morning, May 6, 2023
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 6—Students, parents and community members will have a chance to meet Urbana High School's new administration team Monday night. Incoming Principal Jesse Guzman and Assistant Principals Jessica ...