Articles filed under Education
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Gurnee recognizing DARE champs:Aug 08, 2013 6:41 pm - Gurnee police will host an award ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday to recognize DARE students for outstanding performance. The Gurnee Citizen Police Academy Alumni Associatio...
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Log your minutes before the end of summer readingAug 08, 2013 5:25 pm - Community partnerships have fueled the incredible growth in summer reading through Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library over the last two years and library leaders believe...
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Summer intern shares his insightsAug 08, 2013 3:13 pm - As a college senior pursuing a career in marketing, this summer really reinforced some important lessons — and I learned a thing or two about community involvement, as w...
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Schaumburg students meet pen pals in JapanAug 08, 2013 2:09 pm - A group of students and alumni of the Japanese-English dual language program at Schaumburg’s Dooley Elementary School exercised their communication and cultural skills a...
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Obama to sign student loan bill FridayAug 08, 2013 12:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will sign a bill Friday to lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students. The bipartisan bill has been a...
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Missouri school transfer ruling opens old woundsAug 08, 2013 9:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Mo. — Beth Gratta has heard the whispers, read the venomous online comments and watched with dismay as some of her fellow Francis Howell High School parents...
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New District 54 chief: Student goals changingAug 07, 2013 12:00 pm - Andy DuRoss isn't aiming for returning students and their parents to instantly recognize that he's the new superintendent of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 t...
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U of I canine cancer drug to be tried on peopleAug 06, 2013 3:57 pm - URBANA, Ill. — An anti-cancer drug for dogs being tested at the University of Illinois is showing some promise and could soon be tried out on humans. Chemistry Professor...
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Bartlett High School dean remembered for her kind spiritAug 06, 2013 5:30 am - When classes start at Bartlett High School in two weeks, staff members and students will return to a community changed by the loss of a beloved dean. Ann Kallenbach, who...
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Union: Special ed, arts hit hard by CPS cutsAug 05, 2013 3:58 pm - A union representing Chicago’s public school teachers says nearly 15 percent of educators who are being laid off teach special education, while another 9 percent teach a...