Cook County Schools
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Teacher's union asks District 207 to spare jobs, use reserves insteadJan 13, 2010 10:00 pm - With 75 of its teachers facing the ax, the Maine Teacher's Association is asking District 207 to spare jobs and use reserves to plug a projected $19 million deficit next...
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Wheeling High artist claims censorshipJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Hannah Park thought her teachers could take a joke. "I always wanted to do a funny piece," said Park, a Wheeling High School junior and advanced art student. "And I thou...
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Maine Twp. District 207 to cut 137 jobs next yearJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Roughly 137 Maine Township High School District 207 employees, including 75 full-time teachers, will receive termination letters Tuesday morning. District 207 Superinten...
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Kenley-Rupnow deserved to be on tribute pageJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - I was disappointed to see that you omitted the name of Susan Kenley-Rupnow in this tribute ("Northwest suburban deaths of the year," Dec. 30). Sue passed away last Febr...
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Standing-room-only crowd honors late Fremd choral directorJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - A beloved choral director at Fremd High School in Palatine drew a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 600 people Saturday to celebrate his life with pictures, stories and...
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District 214 to offer H1N1 vaccinations to all studentsJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - District 214 officials will offer H1N1 vaccinations to all students and staff next month. The vaccinations will be available at the six district high schools and three a...
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U-46 board member shares story of injuryJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - A split-second decision to take a shortcut to a college party cost Dale Spencer the use of his legs. At Bartlett High School Wednesday morning, Spencer urged drivers edu...
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U-46 to swap high school coursesJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Advanced placement psychology, a course in Mandarin Chinese, and a class in manufacturing may be swapped into Elgin Area School District U-46's high school curriculum as...
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District 15 should reconsider recessJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - There are numerous articles in newspapers and segments in the news programs about the obesity problem in our school-age children. Warnings abound concerning proper nutri...
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Young man makes Christmas specialJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - You always hear the bad things about our young people. I want people to know that right here in our local community a lot of good is being done. We know just such a per...