By: Diane Benjamin The Normal Town Council meeting last Monday had parents of students at Glenn Elementary show up for Public Comment. The parents know Unit 5 might vote to close Glenn, they want Town officials to intervene to keep their neighborhood school open. I wonder how many of them voted in the last consolidated […]
By: Diane Benjamin Before you see the analysis, see this link: https://ieanea.org/2026/02/23/illinoisans-strongly-support-public-education-are-against-ice-near-schools-and-federal-funding-cuts/ The questions were asked in a way to elicit the desired results. 69% believe funding for public schools should increase? Do the people in Carlock feel like that? Does anyone in the Unit 5 district think they need more money after passing the […]
H/T a reader Did you know October is LGBT history month? What happened to all the other letters? Elementary kids are probably 5-10 years old. How are teachers explaining to them what LGBT stands for? Ask you kids! Cedar Ridge Elementary students and visitors are greeted with this: . Since the entire month of October […]
By: Diane Benjamin Unit 5 and District 87 will graduate students without an education. Bloomington High School has a dismal graduation rate of 79%: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/School.aspx?schoolId=170640870250001 McLean County Unit 5 has a graduation rate of 91%: https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/District.aspx?districtId=17064005026 Your kids have ONE chance at an education. Local Public Schools are failing them. Individual schools can be looked […]
