Daily Egyptian THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015
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VOL. 99 ISSUE 67
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Expenses too high for Child Development Lab, parents react Chase Myers | @chasemyers_DE One of the goals of the Child Development Laboratories is to offer quality education to students while providing quality care to children. But after the summer, the 60-year-old institution will be closing its doors. While funding remains the primary issue, lower enrollment from both students and children was also a factor. “Continued budget uncertainty means that we cannot expect funding in the future in spite of the need for significant operational support and investment in physical improvements,” Keith Wilson, dean of the College of Education and Human Services said. Many things will have to change in the laboratory, Cathy Mogharreban, interim associate dean of the College of Education and Human Services, said. “Some of the programming changes … would require costly hires and to make those changes to increase enrollment, the CDL expenses would increase at a rate that would outstrip gains made by the enrollment decreases,” Mogharreban said. “We can’t catch up.” Not only are the currently enrolled children affected, but the CDL also employs a full staff that may have to look elsewhere for employment. The master teacher will be reassigned to early childhood courses in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, while the interim director and the student teachers are only employed through the fall, she said “CDL will look different, that we’re certain of,” Mogharreban said. She said the only age group to resume in the fall will be three to five year olds for half-days because they are part of a state-funded pre-kindergarten program. Some parents have expressed sadness to
J ay h olland | @JayHolland_DE “CDL will look different, that we’re certain of,” Cathy Mogharreban, interim associate dean for the College of Education and Human Services said Wednesday. “We hope to keep the three to five year olds, which is the state-funded pre-kindergarten program, for half-days this fall.”
Mogharreban about having to look toward an alternative program for their children, she said. “Preschool program models are very different from program to program and families want to have their children enrolled in a place that feels like home to them,” she said. “I understand very well because my own children went through the CDL
many years ago and it’s a very special place.” Even those who have had children in the CDL for several years ago are saddened by the closure, including Lisa Upton of Carbondale, who had two children in the program. “I don’t know how the program was the last 10 years, but when Brianna came here, it was a great
program,” she said. “She really got a lot out of it socially and academically, even though they were little at that point.” Other parents question why they decided to close at the end of summer if there has been a possible decline in funding for years now. Please see CDL | 2
From grounded seeds to table greens Carterville man sentenced to 15 years in prison for burglary Marissa novel | @MarissaNovelDE
a bbie i yun | @abbieDE Jeri Kinser, a co-farmer and innkeeper at La Colina Linda LCL Farm and Bed & Breakfast, shows the tracks for the mobile high tunnel Sunday in Cobden. Kinser, alongside her business partner, Kathy Ward, manage the land and serve farm fresh vegan food at their B&B. They decided to turn Kinser’s one acre plot of land into a farm and bed and breakfast with the aim to “develop it to showcase our own food,” Ward said. See pg 4 for this story
A Carterville resident who is originally from Lake County has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for an attempted residential burglary and burglary, according to Wednesday’s press release. Ronald Kelley Jr., 48, was convicted in April following a jury trial. He was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the attempted residential burglary and 8 years for the burglary, which will be served at the same time. Kelley will have to serve a three year period of mandatory supervised release on each count. On Aug. 31, 2014, the Murphysboro Police Department was notified of an automobile burglary and officers were sent to a residence on South 9th Street. The vehicle owner said an unknown male, later identified as Kelley, was rummaging through their vehicle. The owner followed Kelley from the scene until he cut through a yard. The police received another call during this time, which indicated a male, who matched the description given by the first caller, had tried to enter a residence on South Street. The victim said she heard a noise coming from her bathroom, and when she went to investigate she found Kelley halfway in her bathroom window. He fled from the scene after she confronted him. Please see BURGLARY | 2