$10M grant for urban teacher education

Teacher with students

Illinois State University’s College of Education and Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline (CTEP) have been awarded a $10 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education to expand teacher education programs in urban, high-need communities in Chicago and urban districts in Central Illinois.

Robot wars at Old Union

Instructor with students

For one week in July, the Old Union building was the scene of robot wars, disemboweled computers, security breaches and other information technology mayhem.