• Dist. 300 elementary teacher named Reading Educator of the Year

  By Tara García Mathewson A Perry Elementary School literacy teacher known for an ability to foster a passion for learning in her students was named an Illinois Reading Educator of the Year. Barbara Malinger will receive the award from the Illinois Reading Council at a ceremony in March but was recognized Monday night during the Community Unit District 300 board of education meeting.
  Last Updated Feb 11, 2013 10:49 PM

• Harper’s partnership with high schools netting positive results

  Updated Feb 11, 2013 11:07 PM

  In fall 2010, Harper College and its feeder high school districts formed an unprecedented partnership to shrink student success gaps and better prepare students for career and college readiness. More than halfway through the four-year pilot program, leaders believe they're onto something. "We think we have a model worth emulating," Harper President Ken Ender said of the Northwest Educational Council for Student Success.

• Popular Harper College teacher shared his passion for art

  Updated Feb 7, 2013 2:23 PM

  A popular art teacher at Harper College, who helped build up its printmaking studio and left a lasting impression on his students, has died. William Wimmer spent nearly 40 years sharing his passion for art, and more specifically for printmaking, with students of all ages.

• Dist. 220 board,teachers reach three-year deal

  Updated Feb 6, 2013 5:10 PM

  The Barrington Unit District 220 board of education and teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a three-year teachers' contract, avoiding a potential strike later this month, officials announced Wednesday. The agreement, formally announced in a joint statement on the district's website, barrington220.org, came after a negotiating session that began at 5 p.m. Tuesday and wrapped up about midnight Wednesday.

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