Education
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Quinn appoints trustees to SIU, Chicago StateAug 30, 2013 6:27 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn has named new trustees to two Illinois universities. Quinn on Friday appointed Joel Sambursky of Carbondale to a 5-year term at Southern Ill...
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Mundelein high to give all students laptops in 2014Aug 30, 2013 9:00 am - Mundelein High School officials plan to give every student a laptop computer at the start of the 2014-15 term. The effort, which calls for some 2,150 students to receive...
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Des Plaines preschool director namedAug 29, 2013 3:05 pm - The Des Plaines Park District has appointed Susan Poklop director of Creative Corners Terrific 3’s Preschool. Poklop has a degree in elementary education and more than 1...
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Dual-degrees offered for Roosevelt pharmacy studentsAug 29, 2013 1:59 pm - Students at Roosevelt University’s College of Pharmacy in Schaumburg who are studying for the three-year Doctor of Pharmacy degree will have an opportunity beginning in ...
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Schaumburg Septemberfest features one-room schoolhouseAug 29, 2013 5:27 am - Carnival rides, games and musical entertainment aren’t all that’s happening this weekend during Schaumburg’s Septemberfest celebration. How much would you pay for a trip...
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Embracing engagment at Waubonsee Community CollegeAug 28, 2013 1:43 pm - Education has embraced the three “Rs” since at least the late 1700s. While Waubonsee Community College remains committed to teaching students to excel in reading, writin...
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Lake County retired teachers:Aug 28, 2013 10:54 am - The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Lambs Farm restaurant, at Route 176 and I-94, near Libertyville. The cost is $16 ...
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Mundelein High School moving graduation to Sears CentreAug 28, 2013 9:24 am - Members of Mundelein High School’s Class of 2014 will collect their diplomas at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, a first for the school. Commencement ceremonies were...
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District 300 sees good news in college readiness dataAug 27, 2013 5:32 pm - More students than ever are taking Advanced Placement classes in Community Unit District 300. And more of them than ever are passing the exams. When it comes to the ACT...
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Dist. 116 names Those Who Excel recipientsAug 27, 2013 5:19 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 has announced its winners of the 2013-14 Illinois State Board of Education’s Those Who Excel Award recipients. The program annually rec...