State education leaders learned Monday that The U.S. Department of Education (ED) will require federally mandated standardized exams this school year despite the pandemic. States, though, will receive “flexibility” in administering assessments in 2021 as a result of the pandemic. Instead of using the tests as an accountability tool, the […]
In the days before the April 6, 2021 consolidated election, the Champaign County Clerk’s office will open locations throughout Champaign County to make voting easy and accessible to those casting a vote. Any voter validly registered in Champaign County may vote at any early voting location during the early voting […]
What ingredients are in your soap? Shampoo? Deodorant? Some may just purchase what’s on sale or what their mother used at the store, just like Sheila Allen did prior to 2014. But, when Allen learned what was in her deodorant, she decided to make some changes in what she buys. […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Each week the Mahomet Daily will feature residents of East Central Illinois who have done the little things in their lives to make a difference in moving equality for all forward. This project is in partnership with the Museum of the Grand Prairie, which is collecting stories for […]
While COVID-19 infections are on the decline in the United States, the pandemic is still not over. Even though 14 million Americans have been vaccinated with one of two COVID-19 vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer), four-percent of the population does not account for the decline in cases over the last six […]
Audrey Short has always known two things: she wanted to be on the softball field, and she wanted to play at the collegiate level at Spoon River College. “I started playing at a very young age, I remember playing tee ball even before softball. I fell in love with it […]
Guaranteed Rate, one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the country, has named Shaughnessy Rice as a Vice President of Mortgage Lending based in Champaign, Ill. “Shaughnessy is a great addition to the Guaranteed Rate team,” said Greg Griffin, a Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth for Guaranteed Rate. “Hiring talented loan […]
The Vermilion County Conservation District will host a one-mile hike on March 7 to the maple grove located in the Forest Glen Preserve to help East Central Illinois residents learn about the maple syrup process. Susan Biggs Warner will lead the hike that will showcase the transformation from Sugar Maple Sap […]
Sometimes it’s hard to know which way to go. And for others, there is a clear path marked for them. For certain members of the Darby family, there has only ever been oneway: their family business. Sunset Funeral Home’s Chief Executive Officer Linda Darby is athird-generation entrepreneur who has followed […]
The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), a legislative body that has oversight authority over state regulatory agencies, will review “Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards” on Feb. 16. The teaching standards aimed at creating culturally aware school leaders is a set of six overarching standards requiring teachers to be […]
