Old Mill Creek Schools
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Kids ask: How did capital get D.C. name?Mar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Rhonda Schuessler's sixth-grade class at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein asked: "How did the capital of the United States get the name District of Columbia?" In the ...
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Fox Lake Dist. 114 to cut staff, programsMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Fox Lake Elementary District 114 officials say they will cut teacher and staff positions and some programs to make up for an estimated $1.4 million decline in state fund...
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School cuts and the college boundMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a tough time of year for high school seniors. In the next few weeks, they'll have to finally commit to a college for next fall, taking into account family finances,...
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Lawmakers closer to banning unfunded school mandatesMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A new law that would limit the number of unfunded state education mandates on school districts' plates is close to passing, though not without significant changes. The ...
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Daily Herald prep photos of the weekMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Still teaching at 67? School, union leaders question pension reformMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois' budget mess has left schools hurting more than just about any government entity. Suburban school leaders have spent recent weeks slashing millions from their b...
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Lake County briefsMar 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Author reads from her books In celebration of National Poetry Month, local artist and poet, Julie Twomey, will read from her two books, "Woman to Woman "and "Soul...
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Stevenson roars past Cary-GroveMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Stevenson's baseball team got its season started right Saturday. Northwestern-bound Kyle Ruchim ripped a 2-run home run, and Pat Wilson and Alex Daar each had 3 hits, as...
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Carmel's Ryan resigns, saying he was exhaustedMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - A visitor to the gym at least five days a week, John Ryan works out like a 30-year-old. Better than some 30-year-olds. But Ryan knows that he's not 30 anymore, and that'...
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Growing chorus decries music cuts among suburban schoolsMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Recent studies resoundingly show that music education is one of the keys to higher test scores and engaged and well-rounded students. Among them, a 2007 Northwestern Uni...