- Scott Perry
If approved by the board at its Monday, March 9, meeting, Lake Land College's in-district tuition will increase by $5 per credit hour, while per-credit hour fees will remain unchanged.
- Rob Stroud
Agriculture and industrial technology students in Charleston High School's CHS Industries program are building two tiny house that will be offered for sale to the community later this semester.
Deanna East, a Mattoon High School science teacher, has been recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence.
- Scott Perry
Casen Boyer has been named Stewardson-Strasburg Junior High student of the month for December.
- JG-TC
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for students, alumni for education in a variety of fields.
- Scott Perry
Star Merkle and Jonah Stamps were selected as the Mattoon High School students of the month for January.
- Valerie Wells
Shelbyville teacher Melissa Clark is one of 30 finalists for the Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award for 2026.
The new FFA chapter at St. John's Lutheran School held its inaugural Lenten Meal on Wednesday evening as part its National FFA Week activities.
Those ages 50 and older are invited to take part in JROTC's 21st Annual Grand Ball from 2 to 4:20 p.m. Sunday at Mattoon High School.
Lake Land reported that enrollment increased by 2% compared to the previous spring, reaching a total of 3,990 students. This number represents the highest spring headcount since 2020.
EIU Department of Theatre student actors are rehearsing for their Feb. 27-March 8 production of "Bright Star" - a decades-spanning, Bluegrass-tinged musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell.
CHS singers Autumn Carson, Brayden Cobb, Ally Gonzalez, Emma Karbassioon, Michael Morris, Jack Sharp and Jackson Simmons took part in the Illinois Music Education Association Conference and All-State Concert.
Bradley Ackers has served for the past 10 years as a social studies teacher at Okaw Valley High School and in multiple coaching roles, including as head coach of the girls' basketball and softball teams.
St. John's Lutheran School students in grades pre-kindergarten through high school took part in Ash Wednesday chapel services on Feb. 18 in Mattoon.
ARTHUR — Oakland Lake Crest Elementary School student Joey Goodacre placed first and his classmate Elijah Duzan placed third on Tuesday during the JHOC conference spelling bee.
The STEAM Olympics, hosted by For a better Tomorrow, facilitates competition for school children in events around science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Mattoon High School agriculture students have been creating flower arrangements, charcuterie boards, and freeze-dried candy boxes as a classroom project and fundraiser to fill Valentine's Day customer orders from the community.
Free copies of the Mattoon Middle School Student Reading Committee's 2026 Read Across Mattoon book, "Glitch" by Laura Martin, are available at the Mattoon Public Library.
Augspurger has been serving as head varsity football coach at Gibson City–Melvin–Sibley, compiling a 28–14 record over four seasons and leading the program to the IHSA Class 1A State Quarterfinals in each of the past three years.
Students and staff in the EIU Scene Shop have crafted sets and props for 27 different scenes and 16 different locations in the Feb. 27-March 8 production of the musical "Bright Star."
Lake Land students, staff and community members dropped off 1,179 food items.
EIU has reported that gains in several student enrollment areas for the new spring semester, including a 45% increase in domestic first-year enrollment, has helped offset a "small-to-negligible" 2% decrease in total enrollment.
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"The Auschwitz Experience in the Art of Prisoners" panel exhibit is scheduled to be on display at Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library through Thursday, Jan. 29.
A new Decatur Public Schools superintendent could be named next month.
Richland Community College students will learn how to care for the trees on campus from the U of I Extension arborist as part of a proposal they presented to the Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
Stewardson-Strasburg Junior High has announced its students of the month for September, October and November.
Several student leaders from EIU and Lake Land served as panelists during the community breakfast, which had a theme of "Voice of Hope, Hands of Action."
The Lake Land College Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Jay Hopper of Mattoon as the college’s first director of strategic initiatives.
The Stewardson-Strasburg High School Students of the Month program recognizes outstanding students in six subject areas.
Families are invited to learn about college and career pathways during a presentation at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the Charleston High School Media Center.