Houston ISD's top-performing schools in fifth-grade STAAR exams were typically wealthier campuses with specialized magnet ...

As children played at recess during one of the final weeks of the school year, MSAD 58 Superintendent Laura Columbia ...

In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.

A class of English language learners in District 87. The Bloomington-based school district, as well as Unit 5, may ask voters to approve a 1% sales tax. The District 87 and Unit 5 school boards will ...

Several Unit 5 school board candidates opposed to the referendum say a pivot to more e-learning would save the district millions. District officials and teachers say it's not that simple. This ...

The elections for Bloomington District 87 and McLean County Unit 5 school boards next April will both be contested and feature both newcomers and incumbents. Four people filed for three seats in ...

The Unit 5 School Board voted unanimously Wednesday for a referendum that asks for an increase in the district’s tax rate to $3.60 per $100 of assessed valuation, from the current tax rate of $2.72.

For Unit 5 parent and substitute teacher Mollie Emery, Wednesday's announcement was welcome news. She had spoken at the last school board meeting against the district continuing its mask mandate.

With the Food and Drug Administration Pfizer BioNTech vaccine approval for children ages 5 to 11, Unit 5 schools are preparing vaccination clinics for their district’s students to have the ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — Unit 5 school district officials said Pre-K — 5th hybrid students will start transitioning to five days a week in February. In an email sent to district families ...

MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) — On Monday, McLean County Unit 5 school district sent parents their return-to-school plans for reopening, including details on new guidelines and what to expect ...

BLOOMINGTON – Unit 5 School Superintendent Mark Daniel would like to see more cooperation with District 87, but he says it’s up to the community whether to revive merger discussions.