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Education Desk Podcast | NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS

The NPR Illinois Education Desk is a community funded initiative to report on stories that impact you. Stories on the state of education from K-12 to higher education.

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The 1908 Race Riot & 'Being Black At School'

The 1908 Race Riot & 'Being Black At School'

Earlier this month, we reported on the 1908 Race Riot in Springfield and what's being done to remember and reconcile 110... Read more

30 Aug 2018

4mins

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Curing Teacher Shortage May Take Dollars And Sense

Curing Teacher Shortage May Take Dollars And Sense

A recent report has shown Illinois is in the midst of a severe teacher shortage, particularly in the central part of the... Read more

1 Mar 2018

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WATCH-LISTEN: Seeking Solutions on K-12 Education - Peoria

WATCH-LISTEN: Seeking Solutions on K-12 Education - Peoria

Panelists at the Peoria forum discussed Education issues in Illinois. Panelists: Pastor Marvin Hightower Beth Crider Pro... Read more

20 Jul 2018

58mins

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Lawmakers Question U Of I On Innovation Network, DPI

Lawmakers Question U Of I On Innovation Network, DPI

During the past week, you probably caught a brief news story or two about the Illinois Innovation Network, or maybe Disc... Read more

31 Aug 2018

8mins

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Private Working Group Studies Public Safety

Private Working Group Studies Public Safety

Gov. Bruce Rauner has a track record of handing the toughest topics to small bipartisan panels of legislators. These “wo... Read more

27 Apr 2018

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How Schools Can Help Kids Traumatized By Gun Violence

How Schools Can Help Kids Traumatized By Gun Violence

Last month, about a dozen people gathered in the basement of a church in Champaign, Ill. to learn about how traumatic ex... Read more

15 May 2018

4mins

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Trauma Hurts Kids, But Educators Can Help

Trauma Hurts Kids, But Educators Can Help

Children who experience trauma often face behavioral, health and academic challenges, according to decades of research .... Read more

24 May 2018

6mins

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Big School Funding Bill Now Down To The Little Things

Big School Funding Bill Now Down To The Little Things

An obscure, technical bit of legislation could make a big difference for some of the state’s youngest students. It’s mea... Read more

22 Mar 2018

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Math & Science Academy Hopes To Cash In On Out-Of-State Students

Math & Science Academy Hopes To Cash In On Out-Of-State Students

For more than 30 years, kids with a certain streak of genius have found a home at Illinois Mathematics and Science Acade... Read more

23 Mar 2018

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What Will It Take To Fix Illinois’s Teacher Shortage?

What Will It Take To Fix Illinois’s Teacher Shortage?

Chuck Bleyer is worried the southern Illinois school district he heads won’t be able to fill an open teacher position by... Read more

21 Jun 2018

4mins

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