Education and Family

Mike Murphy thinks Peoria Public Schools District 150 should pass on a balanced calendar proposal in favor of a modified plan, and he has a suggestion for…

For the first time in 22 years, Jim Ardis won't have a seat saved for him around the horseshoe in the Peoria City Council chambers.Ardis was first elected…

Four Bradley University seniors have launched the “Bring the Beat” program to add music to an after-school program at the Proctor Recreation Center.Emma…

Hate crimes directed toward Asian Americans have spiked sharply over the past year. After last week's shootings in Atlanta, the issue is under a…

The Pekin and Hollis school districts now tout some of the state's first electric school buses.The buses were purchased with $882,000 in funds from the…

Instructional coaches and school interventionists were the hot topic at the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education meeting Monday night, and the Peoria…

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed through Congress along party lines and signed into law by President Joe Biden last week is welcome…

Peoria Public Schools and its food service provider Sodexo are forming a local advisory committee to oversee decisions regarding student meals in the…

The East Bluff Community Center's new brand isn't just cosmetic. It's the first step in an expanded commitment to positively engage with youth in the…

ReadyNation members see the inequity which harms the development of Black and brown children. WCBU student reporter Jordan Mead tells us why they feel…