Education
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Batavia Nursery School hosts Jan. 28 open house for prospective familiesJan 10, 2025 6:07 pm - Batavia Nursery School, which celebrated 50 years in 2024, is hosting an open house on Jan. 28 for incoming families to learn more about their academic preschool program.
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New president looks to build on successes at Elgin Community CollegeJan 10, 2025 4:59 pm - Elgin Community College’s first female president Peggy Heinrich plans to focus on affordability, student success after graduation and partnerships for a new $80 million manufacturing and technology center.
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Alive Center teens launch virtual reality program for seniorsJan 09, 2025 10:28 pm - Alive Center launches "Senior Simulators" using VR to provide seniors cognitive stimulation, emotional well-being, and virtual travel experiences.
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GPS Parent Series in Urdu to focus on warmth and connection in familiesJan 09, 2025 9:50 pm - Glenbard Bilingual Parent Advisory Council hosts webinar on positive parenting tips in Urdu, including patience, empathy, and communication to foster unconditional support.
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GPS speaker to offer shift in how adults relate to and support adolescentsJan 09, 2025 9:19 pm - Child development expert Ellen Galinsky presents a webinar on helping teens thrive, challenging assumptions about adolescence and sharing strategies to understand them.
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Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students
Jan 09, 2025 2:09 pm - The Biden administration’s Title IX rules expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students have been struck down nationwide after a federal judge in Kentucky found they overstepped the president’s authority.
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Suburban schools using PowerSchool software affected by data breachJan 09, 2025 1:17 pm - A number of suburban schools using the California-based data service PowerSchool have been affected by a data breach discovered by the firm in late December and reported to clients this week.
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4 suburban students among 300 Regeneron science scholarsJan 08, 2025 12:19 pm - Four suburban students are among 300 high school seniors named as scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2025, the nation’s oldest science and math competition.
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Why this District 59 employee is up for a big national awardJan 08, 2025 11:49 am - An employee of two Elk Grove Village schools, Arllette Antunez, was nominated for the 2025 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award for her work connecting students and families with resources.
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‘Math talk’: Wheaton teacher uses visuals, language to educate multilingual learnersJan 08, 2025 6:00 am - Amanda Yost teaches math to multilingual learners at Franklin Middle School in Wheaton. Her “math talk” routine is key to the students’ understanding, helping them develop number sense, fluency, place value understanding, and practice language skills.