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CLC admission event: Jun 12, 2013 12:00 AM
College of Lake County hosts the “Connect to Your Future” admission event on Thursday, June 20, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., in Building C at the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St.
Nobel Prize-winning economist dies Jun 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Robert W. Fogel, a University of Chicago economist whose study of the economics of slavery sparked a furious debate in academia and later helped garner him a Nobel prize, has died. He was 86.
Shuttered Mundelein school may see new life Jun 12, 2013 12:00 AM
A portion of Lincoln School, closed two years ago by Mundelein District 75 as part of budget reductions, may again house children this fall. Neighboring Hawthorn District 73 wants to lease about half the building for pre-kindergarten and early childhood programs beginning this fall.
Mundelein High’s Ongtengco wins award Jun 12, 2013 12:00 AM
Mundelein High School’s Assistant Principal James Ongtengco was presented with a Distinguished Service Award during ceremonies held Friday, May 3, at the Park Ridge Country Club.
No suburban virtual charter school, for now Jun 11, 2013 12:00 AM
There will be no multidistrict virtual charter school serving suburban students next year. A controversial push to open the Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River Valley in August ended during Tuesday’s state charter school commission meeting, barely 24 hours after the applicants withdrew their pending appeals in a surprise change-of-course. School boards in 18 districts from Algonquin to Plainfield refused to grant a charter to Virtual Learning Solutions, a fledgling nonprofit that formed last winter to apply for the school.
Glenbard approves contract with support staff Jun 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Educational and instructional aides, secretaries, library clerks, technology specialists and other support staff members at the four Glenbard District 87 high schools will have a new three-year contract starting this summer that includes annual raises of about 3 percent each year. But the new agreement, approved unanimously by the school board this week, also allows some who announce plans to retire within the next three years to get 5.5 percent salary boosts each year that would allow future retirees to pad their retirements.
Dist. 300 recognized with awards for financial reporting, planning Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
School board members in Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 stopped to recognize the work of the district’s finance department Monday evening. A team led by Chief Financial Officer Susan Harkin earned Dist. 300 a handful of awards for financial reporting and financial planning.
Crystal Lake Dist. 47 superintendent resigns Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
An acting superintendent is running Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 while the school board explores more permanent options. Superintendent Donn Mendoza, who was under contract to lead the district through June of 2016, stepped down last week. School board members accepted his resignation during a special meeting Thursday and then promoted Kathy Hinz, the assistant superintendent of student services and professional development.
Chicago Public Schools releases 5-year plan Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett on Monday outlined the "Next Generation -- Chicago's Children" plan, which the district says will provide students with a “rigorous, well-rounded” instructional program.
Chicago announces summer reading program for kids Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office says the mayor is teaming up with Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon to launch the annual “Rahm’s Readers” summer program.
Charges unlikely for drunken teacher Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
A fourth-grade teacher who passed out on a field trip and was later found to be legally drunk isn’t likely to face criminal charges, police said Monday. No one at the event called police on the 50-year-old teacher, and the other chaperones apparently thought she was having a medical issue, Janesville Deputy Police Chief John Olsen said.
Teachers to be honored Tuesday: Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Four Lake County teachers are among those educators who will be honored Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education and two state labor unions.
Maine East, South Elgin teachers honored by state Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Teachers from Maine East and South Elgin high Schools are among 36 statewide who will be honored at a luncheon Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Education Association and the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
Hurricanes and tornadoes are different, but powerful storms Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
“What is the difference between a tornado and a hurricane?” asked students in Elise Diaz's fifth-grade class at Prairie Trail School in Wadsworth.
Mundelein High's McCarthy blends history with today's issuesJun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Mundelein High School history teacher Neil McCarthy's classes resemble episodes of the public affairs show “The McLaughlin Group.” McCarthy doesn't lecture so much as he hosts a conversation about history, current events and the patterns that link them. Take a discussion about lead smelting in Peru from an AP World History class that occurred this past May. After the class read an article about the impact the work has on the environment and the indigenous population's health, McCarthy directed the teens to talk with each other about what they read.
Neil McCarthy’s tips... Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Teacher Neil McCarthy’s tips for students
Curriculum vitae Jun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
A bio for Neil McCarthy
Elgin group faces tough decisions creating charter schoolJun 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Members of the Elgin Math and Science Charter School Initiative have been working for more than a year and a half to research charter schools and their options for starting one in Elgin. Their vision is for a math and science-focused school for kindergarten through eighth grade.
Suburban group takes aim at state charter school commission Jun 9, 2013 12:00 AM
A suburban group wants to get rid of the Illinois State Charter School Commission, which they argue shouldn’t be able to overturn decisions made by local school districts. About 10 members of Northern Illinois Jobs With Justice met on Saturday morning at the St. Charles Public Library to kick off a campaign to repeal the legislation that created the commission in late 2011.
History’s facts, names secondary to analysis for Mundelein High’s McCarthy Jun 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Mundelein High School history teacher Neil McCarthy’s classes resemble episodes of the public affairs show "The McLaughlin Group.” McCarthy doesn’t lecture so much as he hosts a conversation about history, current events and the patterns that link them.