Education
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Coming home: Two District 99 faculty members return to teach at their alma mater
Sep 06, 2024 11:09 am - Two new faculty members at Downers Grove Community High School District 99 are coming home again as they return to the schools they once attended as students.
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New middle school in Hoffman Estates a big step forward for District 15Sep 05, 2024 10:13 pm - Palatine Community Consolidated School District 15 has officially moved forward.Improvements at all 12 buildings targeted by the successful $93 million Moving 15 Forward 2022 referendum are complete, on time and on budget.The district celebrated one of the projects, the building addition to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Hoffman Estates and its conversion to a middle school, with a ribbon cutting Thursday.
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University of Illinois settles federal civil rights complaintSep 04, 2024 8:39 pm - Following more than 130 incidents of antisemitism and anti-Muslim discrimination at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign between 2015 and December 2023, the school announced Wednesday it will comply with federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on national origin, including Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian or Arab ancestry.
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MCC debuts Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and InnovationSep 04, 2024 9:39 am - McHenry County College in Crystal Lake this week opened the Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation, a $29.6 million, state-of-the-art hub for skilled trades education and innovation.
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Bestselling author Stephanie Land to speak at ‘COD Presents’ Oct. 10Sep 03, 2024 10:09 pm - Join New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she recounts her powerful story of resilience as a single mother navigating poverty after fleeing a violent home, as part of the "COD Presents" series on Thursday, Oct. 10.
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McHenry High School Tri-M Music Honor Society earns statewide Chapter of the Year awardAug 30, 2024 10:20 pm - The McHenry Community High School Tri-M Music Honor Society earned the 2023-24 Illinois Chapter of the Year by the National Association for Music Education for the stu...
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Tree honors former District 64 workerAug 30, 2024 1:34 pm - A crab apple tree has been planted at Washington Elementary School in Park Ridge to honor a former employee.
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East Maine District 63 budget up for hearing, voteAug 30, 2024 10:58 am - The East Maine District 63 school board will hold a public hearing about the proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year Thursday night.
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St. Edward Preparatory Academy to host fourth annual fashion show dinnerAug 28, 2024 4:05 pm - St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy invites the community to join its fourth annual fashion show, dinner and dance on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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District 128 reaches separation agreement with superintendent Denise HerrmannAug 27, 2024 4:32 pm - The exit of Denise Herrmann as superintendent at Libertyville-Vernon Hills High School District 128 is official with split school board approval of a separation agreement.