Articles filed under Education
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Illinois schools are not COVID-19 superspreaders, data showsDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - Even as the region enters its worst period of the pandemic thus far, the vast majority of public and private schools in the Chicago area that have reopened in some capac...
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After 4-3 vote, District 25 will stick with hybrid learning this month, except ThomasDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - In a vote that reflected a divided community, the Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board chose Friday to continue with a hybrid learning model rather than go all...
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Medinah District 11 appoints new superintendentDec 04, 2020 12:00 am - The Medinah Elementary District 11 board approved the appointment of Susan Redell as superintendent, effective March 1, 2021, at its regularly scheduled board meeting on...
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Williams: Black education doesn't have to be a tragedyDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: Walter E. Williams died Wednesday at age 83. He delivered this, his last column, on Tuesday. Several years ago, Project Baltimore began an investiga...
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U-46 students will learn remotely at least through mid-JanuaryDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 students will stay in distance learning mode and won't return to in-person classes until at least after winter break in mid-January. U-46...
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School closings threaten gains of students with disabilitiesDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - Without any in-school special education services for months, 14-year-old Joshua Nazzaro's normally sweet demeanor has sometimes given way to aggressive meltdowns that ha...
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Harper provides tuition relief, scholarships to ease hardshipsDec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - Recognizing the financial hardships that many are facing in the wake of the pandemic, Harper College is providing some of the most generous tuition relief programs in it...
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'We all need a break from screens': Barrington school librarian gets creative to deliver booksDec 01, 2020 4:30 am - If students can't go to the library, the library will go to the students. That was the thinking of Taryn Parise, a teacher librarian at Hough Street Elementary in Barrin...
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McHenry County College approves one-year contract extension, $25,000 incentive for presidentDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County College will pay its president a lump sum of $25,000 in addition to his regular salary next year as an incentive agreed to in a contract extension last mo...
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Former Naperville bank building could be repurposed into Montessori schoolNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - A Montessori school hopes to build on its recent success by opening a second Naperville facility in the downtown area. Contract purchaser Quattro Twenty Four North Washi...