Education
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District 205 uses "rounds" to foster improvementOct 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Last year, Elmhurst Unit District 205 began a process of instructional rounds to ensure consistency of programming across the district and increase collaboration among p...
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Judson's spring World Leaders Forum to feature two speakersOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - Breaking with tradition, two speakers instead of one will headline Judson University's 2018 World Leaders Forum in the spring. Judson President Gene Crume said the speak...
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District 300 students to create skateboard artOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - Students from three Algonquin-area high schools will give new life to old skateboards by turning them into artwork. A group of 60 advanced art students from the three Co...
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District 220 sets 'fun' special meeting on potential building projectsOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - Potential facility needs will be the focus of a Barrington Area Unit District 220 special meeting later this month where the community can weigh in on ideas and see some...
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Elgin teacher inspires students through languageOct 09, 2017 6:00 am - Using hand and facial gestures, body movement and singing, Juan Perez communicates words in an animated manner, helping students connect the dots and pick up language mo...
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Round Lake teacher says two languages better than oneOct 09, 2017 6:00 am - Evelyn Romo is a first-grade bilingual teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School in Round Lake Heights. This is her fourth year teaching in Round Lake, and ninth overall...
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Aptakisic-Tripp illustrates $25 million expansion planOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Aptakisic-Tripp Elementary District 102 unveiled renderings Monday of plans for a $25 million expansion and renovation of school buildings. Spurred by population growth...
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Bartlett High athletic complex work to begin later this fallOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - Construction on a roughly $1.5 million project involving the first phase of the Bartlett High School Activities Complex is expected to start soon and be completed by Aug...
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District 47 aids Texas schools affected by hurricaneOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 students have adopted several Houston-area schools damaged by Hurricane Harvey, raising money for them and other relief efforts, incl...
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America, circa 1776: Arlington Heights students go back to colonial daysOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Arlington Heights fifth-graders took a step back in time Friday, experiencing a slice of colonial America in 1776. A grassy field behind Arlington Heights Elementary Dis...