Articles filed under Education
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COD's nursing program achieves 100 percent pass rateAug 22, 2016 1:00 am - GLEN ELLYN - Students in College of DuPage's Basic Nursing Assistant program achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the Illinois state Nurse Aide Training and Competency Ev...
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U-46 making kindergarten more fun, less stressfulAug 21, 2016 7:42 am - Blocks, jigsaw puzzles, a kitchenette, a cash register and many more toys now fill kindergarten classrooms in Elgin Area School District U-46 - accenting the role of pla...
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How new addition was 'made for the future of Glenbard West'Aug 21, 2016 7:12 am - To understand the role teachers played in shaping the design of a classroom addition at Glenbard West High School, consider the flooring in a new physics lab. The tiles ...
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Prospect High students savor opportunities with Italian olive oil companyAug 21, 2016 7:00 am - Abby Grott didn't know much about olive oil before last week. Now the Prospect High School senior knows how to pour it, smell it and taste it. And Abby will know even mo...
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District 211 adopts new strategic planAug 21, 2016 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members have approved a new mission statement, value statements and strategic plan intended to guide their specific de...
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Can 'accelerated learning' help you land the next job? This CEO thinks soAug 20, 2016 7:11 am - Who's in charge of your education? Jake Schwartz would like to be in the vanguard. The 38-year-old graduate of Yale and Wharton is co-founder and chief executive officer...
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District 211 adopts tentative budgetAug 19, 2016 5:07 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members Thursday voted 6-1 to adopt a tentative budget for the new school year that reflects both a $1.8 million reduc...
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District 41 at odds with some parents over approach to special needsAug 19, 2016 5:00 am - Janet Wagner wants her two children to go to college, to have friends, to thrive. She also wants their teachers to understand them. Both, who were adopted from Russia, ...
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District 50 appointmentAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - The Woodland Elementary District 50 school board on Thursday, Aug. 18, appointed Renea Amen of Gurnee to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Kellie Pappas, who ...
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Transgender student may soon access locker room at Hoffman Estates HighAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - A transgender student may soon have permission to access a gender-specific locker room at Hoffman Estates High School, just as another transgender student does at Fremd ...