Education
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Barrington teacher marks 50 years in the classroomJun 23, 2014 5:30 am - Local institutions, made up of many contributors, celebrate 50th anniversaries. So do married couples, happy to have devoted so much of their lives to another person. Bu...
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Summer means construction at U of IJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Construction projects are in high gear at the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana now that the school year is over and fewer people are o...
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Wheeling senior receives Calisch Award for the ArtsJun 22, 2014 11:00 pm - Celine Dirkes, a senior at Wheeling High School, has been chosen from a field of six Northwest Suburban High School District 214 nominees as the 2013-14 Richard W. Calis...
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Editorial: Let's have a thoughtful review of tenureJun 22, 2014 5:01 am - We start from this premise: that the vast majority of teachers are dedicated, skilled and effective. When we encounter them in the classroom and in the community, we alm...
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District 128 talking computersJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board's program and personnel committee will meet Monday to discuss a proposed computer initiative for studen...
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Durbin asks Corinthian Colleges to stop enrollmentJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Illinois' attorney general are calling on a for-profit education company to stop enrolling students and notify current students at its Illinois...
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Report: NIU official had worker clean boss's homeJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - A state investigation has determined a former Northern Illinois University official required an employee to clean the house of the official's boss. In a news release Fr...
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Harper College signs five-year contract extension with EnderJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - ksmith@dailyherald.com In an era of turnover in community college leadership, Harper College President Ken Ender gets another five years to steer the Palatine-based scho...
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University offers scholarships for slaying video game foesJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Note to parents: All those hours your kids spend blazing a trail of destruction in video games may not be a complete waste of time, after all. A small private university...
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Education board chief was paid $48K to leave quietlyJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Board of Higher Education paid a former executive director $48,000 to resign in the fall of 2012 while stating publicly - to avoid negative pu...