Articles filed under Education
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ITT Tech plans move to Arlington HeightsNov 07, 2012 2:29 pm - An Arlington Heights office building could be transformed into a school for hundreds of students by spring of next year, officials said. ITT Technical Institute is w...
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District 300 board submits final offer to teachers unionNov 07, 2012 10:00 am - Just days after the Community Unit District 300 teachers union declared an impasse in contract negotiations, the school board forwarded its final offer and associated co...
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St. Joseph School craft fairNov 06, 2012 3:22 pm - St. Joseph’s School will host its 30th Annual Craft and Vendor Fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at 118 Lincoln Ave. in downtown Round Lake. This annual event o...
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Extremely high heat needed to turn sand into glassNov 06, 2012 7:00 am - Students in Elise Diaz's fourth-grade class at Prairie Trails School in Gurnee asked, “Why does sand turn into glass if heated enough?” On a beautiful fall day, the temp...
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District 300 teachers union declares impasseNov 05, 2012 5:00 pm - Move puts teachers step closer to striking
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Diamond Lake District 76 considers increase in property tax levyNov 05, 2012 2:26 pm - Property owners in Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 could see a bump in their tax bills next year as a rate freeze associated with a voter-approved tax hike four year...
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Why so many teachers unions threaten to strikeNov 04, 2012 10:00 pm - When Gov. Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 7 into law in 2011, it updated regulations on teacher strikes, specifically making it more difficult to strike and requiring great...
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D50 student play starts ThursdayNov 04, 2012 12:18 pm - Woodland Elementary District 50’s Intermediate School will present its fall production of “Keeper of the Tales: Stories from 1,001 Arabian Nights” at 7 p.m., Nov. 8 and ...
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Hawthorn District 73 wants your old iPhoneNov 03, 2012 8:00 am - Many people prefer to have the most up to date device, but the average user may be unaware of what that old phone can do in the classroom. That dawned on Trevor Hope, th...
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Warren Bands craft fairNov 02, 2012 4:26 pm - The 18th Annual Warren High School Craft Fair, hosted by the Warren High School Band Boosters, is Saturday, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school’s Almond Road cam...