Education
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10 Illinois teachers can win school supplies for their studentsMay 23, 2021 11:00 pm - Back 2 School Illinois, a Chicago-based nonprofit that provides tens of thousands of deserving kids from low-income families with free school supplies to help them succe...
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Good News Sunday: Two suburban educators win Golden Apple awardsMay 23, 2021 7:32 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Martin Da Costa received the surprise of...
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Constable: This year's high school seniors make gratitude a new traditionMay 22, 2021 1:00 am - For generations of Americans, high school graduation traditions have inspired joy, relief, pride, a bittersweet feeling of sadness and anticipation, and, if we are being...
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Editorial: Time to pass news literacy billMay 21, 2021 11:00 pm - Let's start this editorial with a question: What would you say is the biggest threat to our democracy? No, that is not meant to be a leading question heading us down a p...
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Editorial: Listen to the schools before setting fall mandateMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - State Superintendent Carmen Ayala has signaled that the 2021-22 school year will mean a return to in-person learning for Illinois K-12 students. She's waiting for the cu...
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Law school to remove John Marshall's name over racist past
May 21, 2021 1:00 am - University of Illinois trustees voted to remove the name of the longest-serving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice from the University of Illinois-Chicago law school after...
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St. Theresa students entertain seniors at St. Joseph's in PalatineMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - The sixth-grade class from St. Theresa School in Palatine made the trek to nearby St. Joseph's Home for the Elderly to deliver entertainment and gift bags to its residen...
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Measure to supply menstrual products in all school bathrooms passes House
May 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would require schools to provide free menstrual hygiene products in all bathrooms for grades 4 through 12 passed the Illinois House and will no...
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ECC's 'Black Lives Matter' series to ask 'One Year Later: What Has Changed?' May 25May 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College's Multicultural and Global Initiatives Committee (MAGIC) presents part seven of its "Black Lives Matter" series this month. The community is invi...
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State Senate passes legislation that would track sexual assault in schoolsMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois schools might soon have to publicly report the number of sexual assaults involving students on their campuses under a proposal that passed the state Senate Wedn...