Education
-
Elgin Community College hosts Bill Pelz Global Speaker Series event on Oct. 15Oct 06, 2024 7:04 pm - Elgin Community College will host a Bill Pelz Global Speaker Series event titled “From Polls to Policy: The Global Impact of U.S. Elections” on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
-
Multilingual parent liaison helps immigrant families settle in to District 54Oct 03, 2024 1:53 pm - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 has long aimed for excellence among its faculty, but for hundreds of families immigrating from cultures with different educational norms and expectations it is Parent Liaison Cinzia Bellarosa who serves as the key to unlocking years of potential learning benefits for their children.
-
GPS speaker to give tips on fostering hope and connection with teens, tweensOct 02, 2024 11:11 pm - On Thursday, Oct. 17, the GPS Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present “Rescuing Our Teens: 8 Solutions to Our Crisis of Disaffected Youth” with clinical psychologist John Duffy.
-
Thirty-three new representatives participate in Elgin Community College’s annual College Night Oct. 8Oct 02, 2024 9:59 pm - Representatives from 147 colleges and universities, including 33 new participants, will be available to meet with Elgin Community College students on Tuesday, Oct. 8, a...
-
‘Trustee for a day’: Students learn about government at Buffalo Grove Civics ForumOct 02, 2024 12:15 pm - Each year, a handful of students from Buffalo Grove and Stevenson high schools get a hands-on lesson in local government, taking on the roles of village trustees and village staff for an actual village board meeting at the village hall.
-
Elgin Community College Foundation raises more than $150k at annual galaSep 30, 2024 10:38 pm - The Elgin Community College Foundation’s “2024 Gala: Decades of Dreams” celebrated 75 years of student, faculty, and staff achievements with a night of entertainment and fundraising of more than $150,000 for student scholarships and mini-grants.
-
Batavia school board adopts new anti-bullying policiesSep 30, 2024 8:53 pm - To address student concerns, the Batavia Unit District 101 school board recently updated bullying policies to better align the district with new state standards. However, at least one board member argues the changes aren’t enough.
-
McHenry County College proposes new $5M event center
Sep 28, 2024 4:55 pm - McHenry County College officials have started conversations about the potential creation of a new event center space on campus.
-
Aurora Central Catholic students give ‘Day of Service’ to MarklundSep 27, 2024 5:22 pm - One hundred and ten students and staff from Aurora Central Catholic High School recently gave their time to Marklund as their “Day of Service,” which kicked off their homecoming week.
-
Filmmaker Jim Merkel to screen ‘Saving Walden’s World’ at McHenry County CollegeSep 27, 2024 2:54 pm - Jim Merkel transformed his work from helping to develop weapons to building sustainable systems. See his film “Saving Walden’s World” on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at McHenry County College.