Each year, the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation honors an educator who exemplifies the very best of teaching, leadership, and service. This year, we are thrilled to celebrate Kayla Leitschuh, School Librarian at Franklin STEAM Academy, as the 2026 Mann‑Hankel Teaching Excellence Award recipient!   Kayla embodies all the Teacher of Excellence Traits—Dedication, Integrity, Commitment [...]

Each year, the Champaign Urbana Schools Foundation (CUSF), honors a remarkable educator who exemplifies the very best of what it means to teach, lead, and serve. This year, that honor goes to Emily Walsh, Mathematics Instructional Coach at Champaign Central High School, as the recipient of the 2025 Mann-Hankel Teaching Excellence Award. The Mann-Hankel [...]