Education
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Tricia Baltzersen of Algonquin uses books to inspire her sixth-grade studentsFeb 09, 2015 10:01 am - Tricia Baltzersen's eyes light up when she talks about books. "My mom used to read this story ... 'Are You My Mother.' Every night my mom would read that book to me. It ...
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Marketing students offer ideas for Naperville's 'second downtown'Feb 09, 2015 12:00 am - Marketing students in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 have weighed in on what type of businesses they'd like to see in the Naperville Crossings development at Route 59 ...
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St. Patrick School program:Feb 09, 2015 12:00 am - The Early Childhood program at St. Patrick School, 15020 Wadsworth Road, Wadsworth has added a five-day, full-day prekindergarten session for children who are 4 or 5 yea...
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Wheeling student earns perfect score on AP examFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Wheeling High School graduate Matthew Kulczak earned a perfect score on his Advanced Placement Microeconomics Exam last spring, one of only 15 students in the world to d...
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Brainerd on school board agendaFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - The Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board's facilities and finance committee will meet Monday, Feb. 9, to discuss the progress of the Brainerd Bu...
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Students test skills at Science Olympiad Invitational in GrayslakeFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - Hallie Olsen never really liked bugs, until her seventh-grade science teacher urged her to take an entomology class. "I ended up really liking it," said the 12-year-old ...
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Candidates suggest mandatory meeting as a way to get more parental involvement at Warren Township High SchoolFeb 06, 2015 4:30 am - It may be time for parental involvement to become more than a volunteer endeavor, according to candidates for the Warren Township High School board. Because they are in ...
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Woodlands Academy hosts inner-city students for Black History Month eventFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - Nearly 100 fourth- through eighth-grade students from St. Malachy School in Chicago visited Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest on Friday for a day of e...
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District 54 to explain PARCC testFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - A free informational session on the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will be presented by Schaumburg Township Elementary Distr...
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Vernon Hills High School juniors show off history research projectsFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - The Vernon Hills High School library was closed Thursday and Friday, but there was no shortage of activity. The school held its second annual history fair for which 166 ...