Articles filed under Education
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Chicago school layoffs total nearly 850Jun 14, 2013 3:59 pm - Chicago Public Schools says its plan to close 50 schools and programs means that it will have to lay off nearly 850 workers. The number released Friday includes about 55...
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Chicago school district announces $52 million in new cutsJun 14, 2013 3:40 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials said Friday they’ve identified more than $52 million in administrative and operational cuts to help close an estimated $1 billion defici...
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Dist. 207 anti-hazing consultant says staff 'overwhelmed'Jun 13, 2013 11:00 pm - The consultant hired by Maine Township High School District 207 to lead anti-hazing focus groups at its three high schools recommends the district take steps to include ...
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New principal chosen for St. Patrick SchoolJun 13, 2013 5:33 pm - St. Patrick School in Wadsworth has a new principal, parish officials announced. Elisabeth A. Dworak has been chosen to lead the school, which serves preschoolers throug...
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Palatine, Wheeling schools part of new state-sponsored STEM programJun 13, 2013 3:42 pm - Two local schools will be part of a new statewide program aimed at increasing students’ interest in careers involving science, technology, engineering and math. The...
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Barrington area home schoolers hold charity toy saleJun 13, 2013 1:16 pm - Members of the Barrington Area Home Schoolers group are hosting their 8th Annual Kids Toy Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, and Friday, June 14, at Algonquin...
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CLC admission event:Jun 12, 2013 5:08 pm - College of Lake County hosts the “Connect to Your Future” admission event on Thursday, June 20, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., in Building C at the Grayslake campus, 19351 W. W...
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ECC Relay For Life honors, remembers those touched by cancerJun 12, 2013 4:26 pm - When Bryan Lantz enrolled at Elgin Community College, his brother Taylor was already involved in volunteer fundraising for the college’s annual Relay For Life event. “He...
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Nobel Prize-winning economist diesJun 12, 2013 3:42 pm - Robert W. Fogel, a University of Chicago economist whose study of the economics of slavery sparked a furious debate in academia and later helped garner him a Nobel Prize...
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Mundelein High’s Ongtengco wins awardJun 12, 2013 1:31 pm - Mundelein High School Assistant Principal James Ongtengco was presented with a Distinguished Service Award during ceremonies held at the Park Ridge Country Club. The aw...