Parenting
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Families invited to attend Harper's Experience DayOct 19, 2023 11:00 pm - Students in grades three through 12 are welcome to participate in Experience Day events on Saturday, Nov. 4, on Harper's campus. Experience Day invites local familie...
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Racial gaps in math have grown. A school tried closing theirs by teaching all kids the same classes
Oct 19, 2023 1:00 am - Hope Reed was seeing stark disparities a decade ago at her high school in the suburbs of Columbia, South Carolina. Nearly half the school's students were white, but the ...
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Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the U.S., helped by education, technology
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers a...
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Glenbard Parent Series to focus on helping youngsters calm their bodies and mindsOct 16, 2023 11:00 pm - On Thursday, Nov. 2, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "The Power of Mindfulness in Young Children to Increase Calm and Joy" with prof...
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Patients, nurses reconnect at Special Care Nursery reunion at Northwestern Medicine Delnor HospitalOct 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital recently held the 27th reunion for families with children who stayed in the hospital's Special Care Nursery after birth. "We are so...
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Glenbard Parent Series to discuss building executive function skills, decreasing behavior challengesOct 16, 2023 11:00 pm - The Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Can't Do or Won't Do? Executive Function Skill-Building to Solve Behavior Challenges" with behavior...
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Fall vaccines: What to know about flu, COVID-19 and RSV shotsOct 15, 2023 11:00 pm - Flu season is lurking. COVID-19 still poses a threat. And cases of RSV have started popping up in a few states. For the first time, vaccines are available for all three ...
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How to prevent RSV in infantsOct 15, 2023 6:00 am - As we approach what is known as the typical Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) season, approximately October through May, Lurie Children's Infectious Diseases Physicians ...
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ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low
Oct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - High school students' scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for colle...
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Dist. 300 Family Community Network hosts Oct. 12 program on bullyingOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - October is Bullying Prevention Month and Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 invites families to learn about school safety and bullying at the next Family Commun...