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    The education of our children is a priority and concern for everyone living in the Heart of Illinois. Our news coverage is full of the financial problems school districts face, from closing and consolidating schools, to increasing class sizes...the list goes on and on. In fact, the cuts have gone so deep many teachers are digging into their own pockets to buy needed supplies for their classrooms.

    So, what's the solution? Does the responsibility lie in the hands of the teachers? Parents? Taxpayers?

    The truth is, if we all share responsibility for the problems...and the solutions. That's why we believe it's time to make more than every second count — it's time to make Every Classroom Count.

    HOI 19 Kids Count and CEFCU will award $1,000 grants bi-weekly to Heart of Illinois classrooms. If you know of classroom that is in need of money for supplies, classroom tools or other educational necessities then apply for an HOI 19 Kids Count One Class at a Time Grant. Grant application forms can also be picked up at WHOI-TV during normal business hours.

    Preschool to High School classrooms are eligible, and must be located in one of the following counties: Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, McLean, Fulton, Mason, Stark, Marshall, Putnam, or Livingston County. All grant applications will be evaluated and awarded by our Kids Count Advisory Board comprised of educators, community leaders, and CEFCU and HOI 19 staff committee members.

  • Work hard, play hard

    FARMINGTON, Ill. -- A local school is proving that the meaning behind the mantra, "Work hard, play hard" can make a difference.

  • Out with the "old school," in with the new

    GOODFIELD, Ill. -- A local small town teacher is helping her students master the basics of reading and writing, but some of the "old-school" techniques are getting a little too old to use.

  • Pontiac preschool class wins thousand dollar grant

    PONTIAC, Ill. -- Some preschoolers in Pontiac are going to get their hands on a much needed addition to their classroom.

  • Quest Charter Acedemy students visit Hult Center

    PEORIA, Ill. -- A recent "One Class at a Time" grant winner began putting that money to good use on Wednesday.

  • Teacher rewarded for being creative

    PEORIA, Ill. -- An art teacher in Peoria is painting outside the lines to get her students thinking. Now, she'll get the chance to extend the color palette into a new age.

  • One Class at a Time Grant takes off at Mark Bills

    PEORIA, Ill -- A One Class at a time Grant has really taken off at a local school.

  • Teacher helping students shine in the limelight

    WASHINGTON, Ill. -- Thanks to some local students, the show will go on for the drama program at Washington Central Intermediate School.

  • Grant brings music to band students ears

    PEORIA, Ill -- A Sterling Middle School teacher got a little bit of help to make sure her students are always playing the right note.

  • OCAAT: Helping a teacher reach out to her students

    PEORIA, Ill. -- A special education teacher at a Peoria middle school is being recognized for her dedication to her students.

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