Articles filed under Education
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Hoffman Estates joins other suburbs by outsourcing crossing guardsAug 15, 2024 2:56 pm - Facing increasing difficulty finding and retaining school crossing guards, Hoffman Estates is joining neighbors Schaumburg, Hanover Park and Barrington by contracting Aurora-based Andy Frain for those services.
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Back to school: Why several suburban districts are getting an increase in state fundingAug 13, 2024 5:05 pm - More teachers. New curriculum. Smaller class sizes. Updated technology. Those are just a few of the things suburban school districts have been able to achieve through evi...
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District 211 residents’ input sought in survey, forums on hiring of next superintendentAug 13, 2024 3:49 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 is seeking community input as part of its national search for a new superintendent.
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Volunteers make 136-year-old Schaumburg schoolhouse a little red all over againAug 13, 2024 2:38 pm - The 136-year-old red schoolhouse that’s the face of St. Peter Lutheran School in Schaumburg will be living up to its traditional description after volunteers provided a fresh coat of paint.
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First day of school festivities include kickoff of Conant High School’s 60th anniversaryAug 12, 2024 1:06 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 was one of the first suburban school districts to kick off the school year Monday. Dozens more will welcome students back over the next few days.
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State now has blueprint for K-12 schools to teach dangers of overdoseAug 09, 2024 1:17 pm - Illinois public schools wishing to teach their students about the dangers of overdoses and substance use disorder now have a blueprint to do so from the state. The Illino...
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Indian Prairie School District 204 pursues $420 million referendum in NovemberAug 06, 2024 6:53 pm - Indian Prairie School District 204 will ask voters to back $420 million in funding for building improvements. The district says the project is “tax neutral” as it plans to replace old bond debt with new debt.
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Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning lossAug 04, 2024 8:10 pm - As the flow of billions of dollars in federal pandemic-related aid is about to end, many students in Illinois are still struggling to catch up academically from the learning loss that occurred when schools were forced to close.
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‘This is harming our students’: District looks to power down on cellphones in the classroomsAug 02, 2024 10:26 pm - As concerns mount over the ill effects of social media on adolescents, schools across the country are taking another look at cellphones — and other smart devices — in the classroom. For some suburban school districts, that means new policies this year.
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Rotary Club of River Cities awards scholarships to recent high school gradsJul 08, 2024 7:16 am - The Rotary Club of River Cities has awarded two $1,500 scholarships to recent high school graduates Miguel Aenlle of Mount Prospect and Katelyn Dahl of Des Plaines.