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EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) -- Effingham Community Unit School District 40 is looking for a new Health Care Supervisor. The position is supervisory, non-un...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The following information comes from Mark Doan, Superintendent at Effingham S...

Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham High School football field will look a little different next ye...

Effingham, IL / Effingham Radio Effingham, IL -(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham School Board held their regularly scheduled meeting today. The amended budget hearing was first, followed by public comment to the board by Kesney Estrada. The regular consent agenda was after the public comments, and part of the discussion centered around getting the Library Committee more funding. Board Member Robin Klosterman emphasized the need for more Library Budget funding, pointing out that the Early Learni...

A career readiness center in Illinois is moving forward without a $7.5 million state grant. The center represents a collaboration between 14 school districts, business groups and Lake Land College.

Credit: courtesy of Nancy Marschewski Colin Marschewski was suspended from school after wearing his braids under a bandana after being told he was not allowed to wear a durag. Nancy Marschewski and her husband have three adopted sons who are multiracial. One of them was penalized after wearing a durag – a headscarf typically worn by Black males �...

WBGZ Radio 5/2/2021 | By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network Lawmakers are making another push to persuade the federal government to waive standardized testing requirements for students in Illinois schools. President Joe Bidens administration has called on states to administer the tests this spring. House Resolution 170 asks the federal government to cancel the tests until the next school year. State Rep. Tom Morrison said the tests would be useful to determine how students fared during the...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Apr 29, 2021 | 1:56 PM (The Center Square) – Lawmakers are making another push to persuade the federal government to waive standardized testing requirements for students in Illinois schools. President Joe Biden’s administration has called on states to administer the tests this spring. House Resolution 170 asks the federal government to cancel the tests until the next school year. State Rep. Tom Morrison said the tests would be useful to determine how stud...

Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Feb 22, 2021 4:43 PM (The Center Square) – The Illinois State Board of Education is awaiting word on a request to waive Spring 2021 assessments across schools. State Superintendent Carmen Ayala sent a letter asking for the waiver on assessments, noting that over a million Illinois students are still receiving instruction through remote learning. According to the ISBE, less than 200 school districts serving less than 200,000 students are currently able to of...

Unit 40 School Board Endorses District Plans to Get Struggling Students Back in Class Published on December 21 2020 7:49 pm Last Updated on December 21 2020 7:49 pm Written by Greg Sapp When the Effingham Unit 40 School District made plans for the school year in the midst of the pandemic, they made accommodations for both in-class and remote learning students. School officials were aware that some remote learning students could end up struggling. That has proved to be the case, and Un...