Articles filed under Education
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Protesters storm meeting on Chicago school closuresMay 22, 2013 3:22 pm - Protesters of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to close dozens of city schools have been removed from a school board meeting in Chicago and from the state Capitol in Springfiel...
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U of I’s 117-year-old telescope getting repairsMay 22, 2013 3:22 pm - URBANA, Ill. — Like anything that’s 117 years old, the telescope in the University of Illinois’ observatory could use a little work. This summer, it will get it. A crew ...
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Purdue freezes tuition on main campusMay 22, 2013 3:21 pm - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue University trustees have approved a tuition freeze and lower costs for students on the main campus in West Lafayette. The trustees on W...
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State Senate approves sex education billMay 22, 2013 3:21 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois public schools that teach sex education will have to include information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases instead of a curric...
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Lincolnshire boy 2nd in National Geographic BeeMay 22, 2013 3:00 pm - A seventh-grader from the Northwest suburbs placed second in the 25th annual National Geographic Bee on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Conrad Oberhaus, 13, a student at ...
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Ingleside school wins $25,000 in recycling contestMay 22, 2013 2:49 pm - St. Bede Catholic School in unincorporated Ingleside now has a lot of green to help it become greener by winning a national recycling contest. With all 220 students, tea...
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Des Plaines forum stresses vigilance against hazingMay 22, 2013 2:01 pm - A community forum on hazing and bullying held Wednesday night in Des Plaines in response to the hazing of soccer players last September at Maine West High School drew a ...
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District 95 to hold special ed meetingMay 22, 2013 1:37 pm - Lake Zurich Unit District 95 officials will host a meeting Wednesday, May 29, about providing special education services to students with disabilities who are home-schoo...
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Oakton receives grant to fund nanotechnology educationMay 22, 2013 11:10 am - Oakton Community College has received a $374,279 grant from the National Science Foundation to educate college and high school students in the emerging field of nanotech...
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Fermilab opens new playgroundMay 22, 2013 10:00 am - A new feature at the Lederman Science Center at Fermilab uses kids' energy to teach them about energy, mass and matter. Tuesday, the center dedicated “Run Like a Proton,...