Articles filed under Education
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Editorial: School funding key in dealing with poverty levelsSep 04, 2013 5:00 am - It’s always best to find the silver lining in news that on first blush may be less than ideal. So it is with a report in Tuesday’s Daily Herald that poverty rates in 83 ...
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Retired Antioch High yearbook adviser awarded lifetime achievement awardSep 03, 2013 5:30 am - Mark Thompson decided as a senior at Buffalo Grove High School in the 1970s that he wanted to be not only a teacher, but also a yearbook adviser. “I just connected with...
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Suburban school districts see jump in low-income student populationsSep 03, 2013 5:15 am - Suburban school districts are experiencing steady — and in many cases staggering — growth in their low-income student populations. An analysis of Illinois State Report C...
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SIU president: Lobbyists in Capitol a needed expenseSep 02, 2013 4:10 pm - BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University has spent more than $2 million in the past dozen years on Springfield lobbyists, according to a published report. But SIU...
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U of I considers future of online coursesSep 02, 2013 9:18 am - Administrators at the University of Illinois say they’re pondering the future of their free online courses, offered through an ambitious startup program the school joine...
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CLC links students, manufacturersSep 02, 2013 8:00 am - College of Lake County is making a push to link students and graduates of its high-tech manufacturing programs to companies having problems finding skilled workers. One ...
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ECC cafe moves to a healthier menuSep 01, 2013 7:30 am - Avantae Black hasn’t always been a healthy eater. But the second-year Elgin Community College student is well on her way to a new lifestyle after crafting a healthier me...
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Mundelein High college night:Aug 31, 2013 11:20 am - Mundelein High School’s guidance department hosts a College Planning Night for Seniors on Thursday, Sept. 12, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the school auditorium, 1350 W. Hawley S...
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Quinn appoints trustees to SIU, Chicago StateAug 30, 2013 6:27 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn has named new trustees to two Illinois universities. Quinn on Friday appointed Joel Sambursky of Carbondale to a 5-year term at Southern Ill...
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Mundelein high to give all students laptops in 2014Aug 30, 2013 9:00 am - Mundelein High School officials plan to give every student a laptop computer at the start of the 2014-15 term. The effort, which calls for some 2,150 students to receive...