Glenn Elementary – Report Card

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 […]

Normal Community Report Card

By: Diane Benjamin Last night I had a comment from a person I didn’t post. The writer claimed Matt Chapman was a great teacher who helped a son a lot. This person also stated Chapman wears shirts with political messages to spur classroom discussions. That person failed to notice not every student at NCHS is […]

This starts in Kindergarten

By: Diane Benjamin Before your kids go back to school, review how schools did in the one job they have – EDUCATION. Your kids only get one chance to learn what they need to be successful! The below stats are for area high schools, keep in mind students got here by being in public schosol […]