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  • 3 days ago | news-gazette.com | Jeff D'Alessio

    According to a Feb. 4 report from the UI’s Division of Management Information, China is far and away the top country for producing international undergrad, grad and professional students enrolled at the flagship campus.

  • 3 days ago | news-gazette.com | Jeff D'Alessio

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  • 3 days ago | news-gazette.com | Jeff D'Alessio

    To subscribe, click hereOne two-sentence statement last week from Secretary of State Marco Rubio created a whirlwind of concern and confusion from Champaign to Shanghai: “Under President (Donald) Trump’s leadership, the U.S. State Department will work with the Department of Homeland Security to aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.

  • 4 days ago | news-gazette.com | Jeff D'Alessio

    To subscribe, click hereWith the area’s two largest districts about to go superintendent shopping, two others recently hiring new leaders and a fifth just wrapping up in-person interviews, Editor JEFF D'ALESSIO convened a panel of 36 current and former CEOs of districts big and small for a roundtable discussion about the good, the bad and the ugly of a job that Champaign’s Shelia Boozer and Danville’s Alicia Geddis both were let go from in recent days, earlier than either had hoped.

  • 6 days ago | news-gazette.com | Jeff D'Alessio

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Jeff Dalessio
Jeff Dalessio @jeffdalessio
13 May 25

UPDATE: After nearly two hours behind closed doors late Monday night, the school board re-emerged at 11:33 p.m. to report no action would be taken. They'll be back at it on Thursday, the third meeting in seven days. https://t.co/5OdJqbYDCP

Jeff Dalessio
Jeff Dalessio @jeffdalessio
13 May 25

Cessily Thomas to Shelia Boozer: “I wanted so badly to be the superintendent of my district. And now I know, because of what you’ve gone through, I absolutely do not want to be a Black woman superintendent in Champaign schools.” https://t.co/5OdJqbYDCP

Jeff Dalessio
Jeff Dalessio @jeffdalessio
10 May 25

FINAL: Among Friday's speakers: Cessily Thomas, whose BTW appointment was scratched from Monday's agenda, and Shelia Boozer, who said: "If I’m going to have to find something else to do, I’m going to let you all know the truth of what’s been happening." https://t.co/kcpsqswIsJ