Illinois National Board First Time Candidate Fee Subsidy opens September 5

The National Board Resource Center (NBRC) at Illinois State University and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) have announced that the Fall 2018–2019 window for the Illinois National Board (NB) First Time Candidate Fee Subsidy opens Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 10 a.m. and will close Sunday, October 7, 2018, at midnight.

Defining a Redbird: How Makiah Watson fell in love with Illinois State

First-generation Redbird and Education major Makiah Watson knew since the eighth grade that she wanted to be a teacher when she grew up, but she didn’t know where she wanted to go to college until she visited Illinois State. When she did, the deal was sealed. “Everything flew out of the window when I visited

A legacy of generosity

Larry and Patricia (Hunkler) Stagen

Larry and Patricia (Hunkler) Stagen were committed to education throughout their lives. Even now, when both Larry and Patricia are deceased, their legacy continues through the Hunkler-Stagen Teaching Scholarship, originally established within the College of Education in 2008.