Articles filed under Education
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$2.5 million in anonymous gifts support Elmhurst CollegeMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Elmhurst College has announced two significant deferred gifts that will benefit students by supporting the education and music departments. An anonymous donor establ...
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District 158 to launch dual language program this fallMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - Beginning this fall, three Huntley-area elementary schools will offer dual language classes for some kindergartners and first-graders. Huntley Community School District ...
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After 5 years of work, a Lake Villa eyesore is getting closer to becoming a children's museumMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - They won't deny being tenacious - some say stubborn - but without that focus Alison Price and Heidi Alexander would not be as excited about the future of a musty, cavern...
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A conservative Parkland student's whirlwind trip to D.C. ends in the Oval OfficeMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Kyle has five AP exams to take and five U.S. senators to meet. English, history, calculus, statistics, physics. Schumer, Murphy, Hatch, Rubio, Cruz. Right n...
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Constable: When autism goes to collegeMar 08, 2018 4:30 am - With as many as one in 88 children now being diagnosed on the autism spectrum, most of the focus has been on early childhood education. "You don't find as much about kid...
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Tuition up for CLC students for fifth straight yearMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - The College of Lake County board of trustees has approved a $3-per-credit-hour increase in tuition and student fees for the next school year. Students in the fall will p...
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Students across suburbs to protest gun violence; schools' responses varyMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - Fed up with campus violence, high school students across the suburbs will join a national walkout Wednesday to protest what they call congressional inaction on gun contr...
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Mundelein High School's bands will perform TuesdayMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - Mundelein High School's bands will perform a free concert Tuesday, March 13. The show is set for 7 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1350 W. Hawley St. The performance will...
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Is the future of education paying $90 to watch Werner Herzog tell stories about eating maggots?Mar 07, 2018 12:00 am - We are here to learn how to make a film. Our teacher is Werner Herzog. "I ate live maggots," says the German director, addressing the camera from a sparsely furnished so...
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Ceramic bowls, chili fight hunger at CLCMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - Ceramic bowls and chili were the tools used to fight hunger Wednesday during College of Lake County's annual Empty Bowls fundraiser. Students studying ceramics and foods...