Caregivers' well-being is often overlooked as they provide support to disaster victims. But collaborative support efforts can make a difference, according to new research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
A new study from the University of Illinois finds that a majority of surveyed young adults lack basic financial skills and access to mainstream financial institutions. The study's author said the findings point to a need for more financial education for young adults.
About 100 teachers and support staff recently gathered in a junior high school in central Illinois to take on the roles of people living in poverty. It’s part of a poverty simulation used by schools across the country that’s supposed to challenge stereotypes. But some say it takes more than a one-time simulation to change attitudes and behaviors.
Bad behavior in middle school could lead to a failure to graduate high school on time, according to a new study co-authored by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor.
