Articles filed under Dundee Area Unit District 300
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State awards grants for after-school programsDec 03, 2014 12:01 am - The Illinois State Board of Education recently approved grants supporting before- and after-school enrichment programs serving nearly 70,000 students annually. Among th...
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Gilberts woman's warmth 'lights up' children's facesNov 27, 2014 12:01 am - Laura Factly loves seeing the faces of young children "light up" when she walks into the room. It's motivated her to volunteer for the past eight years at Lakewood Eleme...
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Jacobs students learn about government from local representativesNov 12, 2014 10:00 pm - More than 40 Jacobs High School students enrolled in Steven Stukenberg's AP and Honors government courses demonstrated their commitment to education by attending a legis...
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Lakewood School volunteer earns award for community serviceNov 12, 2014 10:00 pm - Laura Factly, a volunteer at Lakewood School, was recently presented with the village of Carpentersville's 2014 Community Service Award. The award, sponsored by the Nort...
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FISH Food Pantry hopes for turkey donationsNov 11, 2014 10:00 pm - This Thanksgiving, don't expect to receive a frozen turkey from volunteers at the Carpentersville-based FISH Food Pantry. For the second year, the holiday's centerpiece ...
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Help feed 150 homeless students and their families at Nov. 17 food driveNov 10, 2014 10:00 pm - Help share hope this Thanksgiving join Lifeline Christian Church for "Food Fight for Local Families" from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17, at Brunswick Zone XL, 1611 S. Rand...
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Pingree Grove charter school hosts fundraiser for school busNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove will host a fundraiser dubbed "Busapalooza" Friday to help pay for a new school bus after vandals torched the school's on...
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Overall improvement in Fox Valley schoolsOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - For the second year, Fox Valley school districts saw a mix of modest gains and significant dips in standardized test scores, depending on the school and category, accord...
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Best and worst on Fox Valley report cardsOct 31, 2014 5:30 am - A majority of Fox Valley high schools saw an increase in their ACT composite scores, according to 2014 Illinois Report Card data released today. Only 10 of 23 high schoo...
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Funding plan punishes successful schoolsOct 29, 2014 1:01 am - Recently proposed legislation, Senate Bill 16 offers a new funding formula that attempts to address disparities in the state of Illinois's school funding formula. I sup...