2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (168+ words) WSIU NEWS - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91. 9 FM | HD1-News & Classical Summer Reading program starting at Carbondale Public Library The Carbondale Public Library launches its Plant a Seed, Read summer reading program on Monday, June 15th. The program is free and open…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (144+ words) Western Illinois University may have to reinstate more than a dozen employees after an arbitrator ruled the school's mass layoff of academic librarians was illegal. The University Professionals of Illinois says the arbitrator found WIU violated its collective bargaining agreement…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (146+ words) The Illinois State Board of Education has adopted the state's first comprehensive numeracy plan aimed at improving math outcomes for students statewide. State education officials say the framework is designed to help schools strengthen mathematics instruction through evidence-based teaching strategies…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (174+ words) Officials at Perryville High School received the news they were waiting for when FEMA last week announced the damaged high school building has qualified to be replaced under the Public Assistance Grant program. The building sustained severe structural damage during…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (194+ words) WSIU NEWS - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91. 9 FM | HD1-News & Classical Shawnee Community College president to take over Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Shawnee Community College President Tim Taylor is stepping down this summer to become the next Chancellor of Illinois Eastern…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (132+ words) A new report says Illinois is one of only five states without apprenticeship pathways for barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, and hair braiders. The Illinois Policy Institute is urging Governor J-B Pritzker to sign House Bill 3460, which would allow apprenticeships as…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (180+ words) The U. S. House of Representatives has passed legislation sponsored by Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller aimed at reducing fraud in federal child care assistance programs. Miller's Stop Child Care Scams Act would strengthen oversight of the federal Child Care and Development Block…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (176+ words) WSIU NEWS - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91. 9 FM | HD1-News & Classical Former State Senator Dale Fowler Begins New Chapter as President of University Correctional Healthcare Solutions Former Illinois State Senator Dale Fowler is beginning a new chapter as President of University…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (159+ words) WSIU NEWS - On Air Now Playing WSIU 91. 9 FM | HD1-News & Classical Illinois ranks among worst-staffed for workplace safety managers A new study finds Illinois ranks among the worst-staffed states in the nation for workplace safety managers. The report from compliance software…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (238+ words) The SIU Alumni Association's St. Louis Scholarship has reached its $25, 000 endowment goal, cementing the fund's future as a lasting source of financial support for area students to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The greater St. Louis region has been home…...