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Over 1,600 students from 115 high schools across the state visited Illinois State University's campus Friday to learn more about teaching as a profession and get hands-on experience.
The conference will bring about 1,600 high school students who are interested in teaching careers to the Normal campus.
/ Officials in Illinois State University's College of Education (located in DeGarmo Hall, pictured here) hope a new elementary education pipeline program will provide a solution to the state's ongoing teacher shortage. As Illinois schools continue to deal with a teacher shortage, Illinois State University is working on a program to bring educators to communities across central Illinois for elementary education. ISU is collaborating with five community colleges to make it possible. The program includes Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Carl Sandbu...