Articles filed under Education
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Elmhurst College ranked by U.S. NewsSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - U.S. News & World Report has placed Elmhurst College third in the Midwest this year among colleges and universities known for the strength of their undergraduate teachin...
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Lake Park performs Neil Simon's "Rumors"Sep 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Lake Park High School will present Neil Simon's comedy "Rumors" as its first production of the new school year. The show will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturda...
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St. Charles schools budget in black, but class size pressure buildingSep 12, 2017 5:30 am - The new budget for St. Charles schools presented Monday night follows a long-range plan to end the year with a $2 million surplus. But a growing outcry about crowded cla...
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District 59 bond question officially put on March ballotSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Voters will decide whether Elk Grove Township District 59 can borrow up to $20 million. The school board voted unanimously Monday against halting plans to issue bonds, ...
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Suburban police to kick off back-to-school safety campaignSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Prospect Heights Police Chief Al Steffen will read to children at Indian Trails Public Library on Wednesday to kick off a back-to-school safety campaign. Police in 18 s...
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Lake Louise first-grade teacher makes kids their bestSep 11, 2017 6:00 am - First-grade teacher Donna Zimmerman has an unbridled enthusiasm for Lake Louise Elementary School in Palatine. Her excitement about Lake Louise is understandable. She we...
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Investing in students pays dividends for Libertyville teacherSep 11, 2017 5:55 am - Ashley Zeinz is a first-grade teacher at Adler Park Elementary School in Libertyville. She's been at Adler Park for 12 years, the first three as a fifth-grade instructor...
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Currier School bilingual teacher encourages cultureSep 11, 2017 5:55 am - Melinda Johnson has been a bilingual teacher at West Chicago Elementary District 33's Currier School for eight years - including seven in first-grade classrooms. Before ...
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Batavia teacher helps first-graders growSep 11, 2017 5:55 am - Jodi Bird is a first-grade teacher at H.C. Storm Elementary School in Batavia with a lot of experience working with young children. She's been teaching for 24 years; 13 ...
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How Mundelein educator teaches 9/11 to students too young to remember itSep 11, 2017 5:30 am - Mundelein High School history teacher Nicole Malham was a sophomore at DePaul University on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists crashed hijacked passenger jets into the Worl...