Category Archives: Education Spotlight
LISTEN: Pershing Early Learning Center on Byers & Co
December 16, 2022 - Sarah Knuppel of Pershing Early Learning Center joined Byers & Co to talk about their play-based approach to teaching preschool-aged children, trends they are seeing coming out...
Dec 16, 2022
LISTEN: Zach Shields on Byers & Co
December 9, 2022 - Zach Shields of the Decatur Public Schools Foundation joined Byers & Co to talk about receiving the Bill Johnson Excellence in Education Award from the Illinois Leadership Counc...
Dec 09, 2022
LISTEN: Macarthur High School FFA President Hannah Sullivan on Byers & Co
December 2, 2022 - Macarthur High School FFA President Hannah Sullivan joined Byers & Co to talk about her essay that was selected to be featured on NPR, what went into writing it, and what she wa...
Dec 02, 2022
LISTEN: DPS61 hears proposals for new American Dreamers STEM Academy
November 16, 2022 - Andrew Taylor and Dr. Rochelle Clark of DPS 61, Rida Ellis of American Dreamer STEM Academy, and Steve Oliver of BLDD talk about the preliminary plans for a new K-8 American Dreame...
Nov 16, 2022
LISTEN: DPS Education Spotlight on Byers & Co
October 21, 2022- Ashley Grayned of DPS 61 and Kent Newton of the Sanitary District of Decatur joined Byers & Co talk about a unique partnership that they have made to bring educational opportunit...
Oct 21, 2022
LISTEN: Garfield Learning Academy on Byers & Co
September 16, 2022 - Garfield Learning Academy's principal Kelly Morrison, art teacher Riley Snyder, and student De'Juan Jones joined Byers & Co for the DPS Education Spotlight. They talked about ...
Sep 16, 2022
LISTEN: Newly Appointed DPS61 Board Member Bill Clevenger joins Byers & Co
September 14, 2022 - Andrew Taylor and Bill Clevenger of the DPS61 school board talk about Clevenger being appointed to fill the vacant seat, the search process, the reasons for his candidacy, and the...
Sep 14, 2022
DCLI hosts 2nd annual awards ceremony
July 31, 2022- The Jerry J. Dawson Civic Leadership Institute celebrated the accomplishments and achievements of its students at the 2nd annual awards ceremony, hosted at Richland Community College. T...
Jul 31, 2022
LISTEN: DPS Superintendent Dr. Rochelle Clark on Byers & Co
July 28, 2022 - DPS Superintendent Dr. Rochelle Clark and DPS Communications Director Denise Swarthout joined Byers & Co to talk about what is next for the possibility of a new Dennis School. List...
Jul 28, 2022
LISTEN: Gary Schoeniger, LaTonya Rick James, & Mia Jackson Tyus joined Thee Morris Code
July 27, 2022- Gary Schoenniger, Advanced Thought Leader in Understanding an Entrepreneurial Mindset & co-author of Who Owns the Ice House, and Ice House facilitators & participants, LaTonya R...
Jul 27, 2022