Schools Stories from August 12, 2014 (Change date)
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Elgin school's new name official at back-to-school barbecueAug 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Sheridan Elementary School will host a renaming ceremony on Friday, Aug. 15, to commemorate its new name - Ronald D. O'Neal Elementary School. The school is being rename...
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Elgin science teacher uses nature to engage studentsAug 12, 2014 11:01 am - Growing up in a small community in Northern Michigan, Deb Perryman always wanted to teach in a school with a lot of diversity. "That was one of the things that first dre...
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Technology growing in school; parents play a role in monitoring itAug 12, 2014 6:00 am - Children have been arriving to their elementary schools with computer skills for years. First it was because they grew up playing on their parents' desktops. Later, it w...
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Brainerd campus demolition could cost $484,800Aug 12, 2014 5:30 am - Editor's note: The story has been updated to correct an error in the lowest demolition bid. The bid was $484,800. If a love of Lake County history or a sense of sch...
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St. Charles school board narrowly OKs property tax increaseAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - St. Charles school board members nearly drew a line in the sand against a roughly 2 percent tax increase Monday night, but the tide of support for already agreed-to teac...
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U-46 board seeking interim to replace TorresAug 12, 2014 5:30 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials have been mum about plans to replace outgoing Superintendent José Torres. The school board met behind closed doors Monday night...
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Elgin teachers to vote on new contract FridayAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Elgin Teachers Association representative assembly said it has approved a tentative agreement on a new three-year teachers contract. The current three-year contract...
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Mundelein elementary students nervous, excited during first day of schoolAug 12, 2014 1:01 am - Nervous children stepped off the bus Tuesday and were greeted with a warm smile and a handshake at Mechanics Grove Elementary School in Mundelein. Principal Kathleen Mil...
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Tentative agreement reached on contract for District 116 teachersAug 12, 2014 1:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 teachers and the school board have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Details won't be made public until the Education As...
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Glenbard District 87 suspensions stand, but school leaders want more feedbackAug 12, 2014 1:00 am - Glenbard High School District 87 officials confirmed Tuesday the decision to suspend about 30 athletes for attending parties where alcohol was present is final. However,...
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