State funding for non-English-speaking students in Diamond Lake District 76 has been released, the result of an aggressive push and help from some friends. Changes in how non-English speakers are placed in classes will have to be made, but the agree...

Residents of Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 are invited to an informational meeting regarding a possible referendum in November. The session is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the library at West Oak Middle School, 500 Acorn Lane. The proposed refer...

Woodland Elementary District board members late Wednesday postponed a discussion on whether to retreat from their support for a 1 percentage point hike in the county sales tax to help finance construction expenses at all area schools. Gurnee Mayor K...

West Oak Middle School Address: 500 Acorn Lane, Mundelein Phone: (847) 566-9220 School Web site: www.d76.lake.k12.il.us/wo/westoak.html District's name and Web site: Diamond Lake School District 76, www.d76.lake.k12.il.us/ Number of students/grade ...

There's nothing quite like a presidential election campaign for suggesting government solutions to nearly every human condition. For a few months, we are painted a picture of what government might be, not what it is. But if we are momentarily enthr...

Educators in Diamond Lake District 76 were filled with pride when Illinois' top school official praised them recently for academic improvement. A few weeks later, though, the district got a different kind of feedback from the state. Officials were t...

Another Lake County school district is interested in a new state law allowing creation of a sales tax increase to help pay for construction-related expenses and projects. Mundelein-based Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 officials are studying whe...

When 10 computers were installed last year, the library at Diamond Lake Elementary School in Mundelein became a media center. But it was a surprise gift of $50,000 that will take it to a level that none of the staff could have imagined. "I've been ...

Doing more with less: Per the 2007 school report cards published in your newspaper recently, Diamond Lake School District 76 was above state averages in all academics reported; 3rd-grade reading and math, 4th-grade science, and 5th-grade reading and...