Education and Family

With the election about one month away, three candidates vying for two spots on the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education gathered Thursday night to take questions regarding the current state of Peoria’s public school system.

As the 2021-2022 school year comes to a close, Peoria Public Schools highlighted three alternative education programs within the District at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.

Solar panels at Woodruff Career and Technical Center are now active and producing energy.

Peoria Public Schools has approved a partnership with the JOLT Foundation to allow for use of a portion of the Wraparound Center for JOLT’s services.

The journey to renaming schools began in 2020 when the school board first approved the initiative.

"There is still a mask mandate in place, and we just want to follow that mask mandate, and we always strive to put safety first," said board president Gregory Wilson.

The survey showed that after the latest fall break, based on staff perceptions, disciplinary referrals had decreased, academic performance had increased and teachers had more time to implement social-emotional learning initiatives.

In the latest proposal, the population of eligible voters in each district deviates less than 1% from the average number of total eligible voters across District 150.

Security breaches, resignations over mental health concerns, and students with soiled clothes—staff members at Glen Oak Community Learning Center are worried about the state of their school.

A number of students are concerned for the Richwoods High School community after a recently surfaced video appeared to show secretary Courtney Lewis use the n-word.