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Former SIC President Appointed to Illinois State Board of Education

Tuesday, April 8 by Nicole Behnke

Former Southeastern Illinois College President Dr. Jonah Rice has been appointed by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to serve on the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), pending confirmation by the Illinois Senate. Dr. Rice brings more than 35 years of experience in education and public... Read More.

Despite Two Decades of Education and Enforcement, Drivers Still Failing Scott’s Law

Friday, April 4 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WROY/WRUL NewsBy BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] For a moment, Illinois State Trooper Alex Womack was flying, tumbling in mid-air, alternately seeing sky then ground. He doesn’t remember hitting the road.He regained consciousness and realized he had been... Read More.

A University, a Rural Illinois Town and their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education

Thursday, March 27 by Jc Tinsley

Special to WROY/WRUL News courtesy of Capitol News IllinoisThe administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public institutions like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves.By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected](Editor’s note: This... Read More.

CWC School Board Talks Budget and Incident Involving Illinois State Board of Education

Tuesday, June 25 by Nicole Behnke

A marathon session of the Carmi White County School Board was held Monday night. Instead of the highlight being the passing of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, it became about an incident involving a child being punished by being given a “time-out” in a... Read More.

IECC Colleges Recognized as Best in State/Nation by Education Research Website

Tuesday, November 7 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges received high marks from Intelligent.com, as the education research website ranked Frontier Community, Lincoln Trail, Olney Central and Wabash Valley among the top community colleges in Illinois and the nation.A trusted resource for program rankings and higher education, Intelligent.com evaluates... Read More.

Carmi White County Board Of Education To Hold Special Meeting

Friday, April 21 by WROY-WRUL News

A special meeting of the Carmi White County Board of Education will be held on Tuesday April 25th at 7:00 PM.The purpose of the meeting is for an Employee Disciplinary Hearing.There will be public communications with the board. The board will go into closed... Read More.

Open Line ON DEMAND – Dr. Amy Dixon Talks Education after Election to NAESP

Thursday, August 26 by Jc Tinsley

Dr. Amy Dixon joins Jc for an illuminating conversation on education. Dixon, the Director of Curriculum for Carmi-White County Unit 5 and Principal for Lincoln and Jefferson Attendance Center, Dr. Amy Dixon. The pair talk about Dixon's recent election to serve on the National Assocation... Read More.

Carmi Board Of Education Meeting June 22, 2021

Tuesday, June 22 by Blake Seely

The Carmi White County Unit 5 Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting (last) Monday night at the Junior/Senior High School cafeteria. Scott Mareing was there and has this report…As the meeting got underway, School Board President Kent “Pete” Fulkerson read this statement: ... Read More.

State Board of Education Reveals 2019 PARCC Scores for Area Schools

Monday, May 24 by Jc Tinsley

New information from the Illinois State Board of Education gives us an insight into how school age children are performing. The report is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam from the 2019 school year. ... Read More.

Free RLC Community Education Class to Focus on Spring Constellations

Saturday, April 10 by WROY/WRUL Staff

Are you interested in getting to know the stars and constellations of this spring’s night sky? If so, this is the program for you.Spring Constellations is a free online class on Tuesday, April 13, beginning at 7 p.m. Rend Lake College professor Greg Hollmann... Read More.