July 10, 2021
Indiana student Jonathan Barrera-Herrera will complete his first college class at Ivy Tech in the next month before the fall semester starts and get paid up to $300 to do it.
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Let s go! It s teaching me things I didn t know, like the people that are at Ivy Tech, the classes, the credit hours, everything, said Barrera-Herrera, a graduate of Jeffersonville High School.
But Barrera-Herrera is one of only a small group of eligible students who took advantage of this opportunity. While the program secured funding for 3,500 students, only about 300 enrolled, according to an Ivy Tech spokesperson.
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Seven candidates filed to run for school board in Bloomington-Normal’s two public school systems, while nearby school districts saw fewer candidates file.
Monday was the first day to file for school board races in Illinois ahead of the April 6, 2021, election.
In Unit 5, five candidates submitted nominating petitions for three open seats.
Janelle Czapar, Gavin Cunningham and Ericka Ralston are running for one seat on the board. Their township district allows the election of one candidate.
Kentrica Coleman and Stan Gozur are running in a township district that allows for up to two candidates to be elected.
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
The Eureka Springs School of the Arts co-founders, from left to right, are Doug Stowe, Mary Springer and Eleanor Lux.
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A $10 million endowment created and funded this fall will put Eureka Springs School of the Arts (ESSA) on a trajectory of nationwide impact.
In September, the Windgate Foundation established the endowment at the Arkansas Community Foundation to provide ongoing operating support for the 20-year-old school of art and fine craft. The endowment is expected to produce $400,000 per year in operating support after a required one-year waiting period.
Most of the income generated from the gift will replace annual grants the Windgate Foundation has made to ESSA for many years, and the rest will add stability to the schools annual funding. In addition, the foundation provided a $400,000 bridge grant to be distributed in the first year to catalyze immediate impact.