Articles filed under Education
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MCC seeking exhibitors for fall job fairOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - McHenry County College is seeking area employers to participate in its fall job fair Oct. 30. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the multipurpose room in Buildi...
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Palatine Jaycees to host STEM fair ThursdayOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Palatine Jaycees are hosting a STEM fair at Jane Addams Elementary School Thursday night to encourage children's interest in the fields of science, technology, engin...
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Classes off in McHenry again Wednesday as negotiations continueOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Classes are off once again Wednesday in McHenry High School District 156 as talks between the school board and teachers union went late into the night Tuesday. Both side...
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Earth Dome comes to Vernon HillsOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Earth Dome paid a visit to Townline Elementary School in Vernon Hills Tuesday evening to teach students about geography and environmental issues. David Killion of M...
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Roosevelt students walk out to protest teacher cutsOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Fed up with budget cuts that recently forced the layoffs of several teachers and staff, about 200 students walked out of their classes at Roosevelt High School in Chicag...
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Students, Northrop Grumman make prosthetic hands for kidsOct 05, 2015 11:00 pm - A prosthetic hand can change a child's life. To make simple prostheses more readily available, Northrop Grumman Corp. manufactured more than 100 hands at 12 of its campu...
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Lack of Legionella protocol frustrates U-46 leaderOct 05, 2015 5:34 am - The head of the Elgin-area school system says there is an alarming lack of public health standards and protocols for dealing with the Legionella bacteria in schools. Eas...
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No school Tuesday in Dist. 156, but negotiations resumeOct 05, 2015 1:00 am - McHenry High School District 156 schools will remain closed through today after a marathon 12-hour negotiation session Sunday between the school board and the teachers u...
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Dist. 57 testing 1-to-1 use of computersOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect School District 57 is taking steps this school year to implement its multiyear plan that re-envisions the role of technology in the classroom. This inclu...
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Lake Park to stage Scandinavian fairy taleOct 04, 2015 11:00 pm - "East of the Sun, West of the Moon," a children's play written by Brian Kral and based on a Scandinavian fairy tale, will be presented this week by the Lake Park High Sc...