Education
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Carmel responds to racist Snapchat postApr 15, 2019 1:00 am - Officials at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein said they met with student groups Monday after a female student used a racial epithet in a Snapchat post. Fox 3...
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District 211 students show off house they built in PalatineApr 14, 2019 1:00 am - Angel Ewald was grinning ear to ear Sunday afternoon as he walked into a newly constructed, 3,137-square-foot home in Palatine. As a junior at Palatine High School, Ewal...
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Legislation would ban college applications from asking about convicted crimes. Campus cops oppose it.Apr 12, 2019 5:30 am - If you've ever applied for college, chances are you've seen the question in one form or another. "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" For students trying to move b...
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Notable early Elgin High alumniApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - 1876 - Frederick Upham Adams, inventor, novelist, reformer 1883 - Max Adler, concert violinist, vice president of Sears & Roebuck, benefactor of Adler Planetarium 1901 -...
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Elgin U-46 teachers to review tentative contract next weekApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Members of the Elgin Teachers Association will get their first look next week at a tentative agreement on a new teachers contract. The union board will review the agree...
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New administrators hired in Palatine District 15Apr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Eight new administrators were hired this week by the Palatine Township Elementary District 15 board. The board members approved the hiring of Alison Friedman as Virgini...
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State Senate approves own version of bill to raise teacher payApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A second bill raising the minimum annual salary for Illinois teachers to $40,000 found legislative success this week. Senate Bill 10, sponsored by Sen. And...
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Desegregation, diversity from the start: Elgin High marking 150 years with all-class reunionApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - In 150 years, Elgin High School has earned many distinctions, including embracing desegregation early on and educating a former Nobel Prize winner. Elgin's first public ...
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District 211 to hold open house for student-built houseApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - The Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 school board is inviting the public to an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, at a 3,137-square-foot house bui...
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House votes to raise teacher payApr 10, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - More than 60 percent of Illinois public school districts have a starting annual salary for teachers of less than $40,000. That could change as both chamber...