Schools Stories from November 27, 2016 (Change date)
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'The ultimate multi-tasker,' your brain works 24/7Dec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - A student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee asks, "Why can you only control so much of your brain?" The three-poun...
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District 214 initiative gets backing from National Louis UniversityNov 28, 2016 8:20 am - Calling it a critical and innovative step forward in education, National Louis University leaders recently became the first higher education representatives in the natio...
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Fairview fifth graders pack meals for the hungryNov 29, 2016 6:04 am - The fifth-grade classes at Fairview School made a big difference for hungry children in the days prior to Thanksgiving break. Half of the classes visited Feed My Starvin...
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North Aurora middle schooler signs contract with Silverado RecordsDec 05, 2016 5:09 am - With the stroke of a pen, Ali Morgan of North Aurora has started her country music career. The 13-year-old eighth-grader at Jewel Middle School has signed a contract to ...
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Targeted Assistance Program focuses on getting students to grade in writingDec 05, 2016 6:21 am - After the dismissal bells ring in District 54, more than 1,200 first- through eighth-grade English Learner students at 26 elementary and junior high schools are still in...
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Elgin girl gets new lease on life after lung transplantDec 05, 2016 5:29 am - Ashley Ramirez spent much of her childhood wishing she could play and run around with her friends and cousins, and just be normal. The 11-year-old from Elgin was born wi...
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