Education
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Round Lake 116 staffers recognized for helping student with breast cancerApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - When the Round Lake Area Unit School District 116 community found out high school junior Mayra Davila was battling stage 3 breast cancer in the fall, it rallied around h...
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District 158 vetting three finalists for superintendent's jobApr 04, 2018 1:00 am - Huntley school officials will vet three finalists for the superintendent's job next week. The Huntley Community School District 158 school board hired Hazard, Young, Att...
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District 214's ProStart program cooks up new culinary expertiseApr 03, 2018 11:00 pm - On the outside, it looks like a suburban high school. But inside, Buffalo Grove High School is home to The Bison Grill, a student-run restaurant that handles an average ...
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Glen Ellyn District 41 breaks ground on Hadley Junior High additionApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - Hadley Junior High soon will shed its status as the only school in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 with students taught in portable classrooms. The district officially...
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Seven suburban students headed to national spelling beeApr 02, 2018 5:30 am - Seven suburban students are heading to the Washington, D.C., area in May to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The latest to join the roster are Pranav Kollu ...
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U-46 studying how trauma affects students, revising teaching approachApr 02, 2018 5:30 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read that a high number of students at Abbott Middle School have high anxiety. Behavioral issues in stu...
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Suburban son of 1985 spelling champ follows in his footstepsApr 02, 2018 5:30 am - Much has changed in world of spelling since Balu Natarajan was crowned champion of the Scripps National Spelling Bee 33 years ago. The Hinsdale resident won the 1985 cha...
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Schools have until April 13 to apply for state STEM campaignApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - More than a dozen schools so far have applied to join an effort to bring innovative STEM programs to underserved communities statewide. The Illinois Bicentennial STEM Fu...
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Democrats meet with millennials in Elgin on college costs, 'Dreamers'Apr 02, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi and Eric Swalwell discussed the uncertain future of "Dreamers," rising college costs and student loan debt, and getting young ...
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How McHenry County College police are connecting with studentsApr 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Other than saying hello in the hallways every now and then, MCC student trustee Zuri Vazquez hadn't talked much to campus police officers. So, when the campus police hos...