Articles filed under Education
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Harper College art award winners embody collaborative spiritAug 28, 2023 1:00 am - As the president of Harper College in Palatine, Dr. Avis Proctor always celebrates successful collaborations - between the college and the community, between staff and f...
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'We are hiring in every department': School staffing shortages continue across suburbs and stateAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - As she visited schools on students' first day of the new academic year, Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Suzanne Johnson made sure to ask about staffing le...
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'Nobody wants a strike': Where teacher contract talks stand in Fenton High School District 100Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - As the new school year gets underway, Fenton High School teachers and the district are still locked in contract negotiations after more than six months at the bargaining...
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College of DuPage faculty members authorize strikeAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Full-time faculty members at the College of DuPage have voted to authorize a strike, their union announced Thursday. The College of DuPage Faculty Association says its m...
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Bans on diverse picture books? Young kids need to see their families represented, experts sayAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - When Wes Brown sought out children's books for his two young sons, he made sure to seek titles that reflected the family he and his husband were building. He found that ...
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'We have made progress': Minority hiring, retention up in Naperville 203 but academic gaps still a concernAug 23, 2023 5:30 am - A Naperville Unit District 203 equity report indicates progress with minority hiring, but work remains to close academic gaps among minority student groups. District off...
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Native American group to digitize 20,000 archival pages linked to Quaker-run Indian boarding schoolsAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A coalition advocating for Native American people traumatized by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival ...
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Oakton College art professors to exhibit at the Korean Cultural Center of ChicagoAug 22, 2023 6:00 am - Oakton College art professors to exhibit at the Korean Cultural Center of Chicago
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Delayed start of classes? How suburban school districts are dealing with extreme heat this weekAug 22, 2023 1:00 am - As scorching temperatures move into the region Wednesday and Thursday, it all hangs on cooling systems for local school districts, with some canceling classes because of...
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Experts: Literacy training must evolve to help kids in early gradesAug 21, 2023 5:30 am - After years of teaching high school students with learning disabilities, Carol Benz realized their problems with reading could have been addressed at a much younger age....