Articles filed under Education
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Title IX: Local high schools work to bridge achievement gapSep 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Barrington High School junior Karen Rojas isn't yet sure what she wants to pursue as a career, but it likely will have something to do with math or science. That's why t...
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Safety conference at Sears CentreSep 09, 2012 1:00 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education, the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Catholic Schools, RETA Security, the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, East Aurora School Distri...
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Dist. 50 special ed meetingSep 09, 2012 11:40 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 will host a meeting on Sept. 25 about the district’s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who att...
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Mulder established girls teams with help from menSep 09, 2012 8:00 am - Editor’s note: While Arlene Mulder coached the first girls basketball team at Niles West High School after the signing of Title IX in 1972, two other coaches had led gir...
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Ethics courses fall short in business schoolsSep 09, 2012 7:12 am - A few years ago, Israeli game theorist Ariel Rubinstein got the idea of examining how the tools of economic science affected the judgment and empathy of his undergraduat...
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Should you pay off your student loans quickly?Sep 09, 2012 6:12 am - Feeling trapped under a mountain of student loan debt? Joe Mihalic did. So a year ago, the 29-year old Harvard Business School graduate aimed to wipe out his $90,000 deb...
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Prospect's Walker helped girls sports hit the ground runningSep 08, 2012 11:00 pm - When Jean Walker began teaching at Prospect High School in 1972, boys interscholastic sports were flourishing. On the other hand, the girls were only participating in t...
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Title IX moves beyond sports to 'new frontier' of STEMSep 08, 2012 11:00 pm - No one can dispute the opportunities Title IX has created for girls to play sports. One often-cited statistic proves the point: The number of girls who play high school ...
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D118 special ed meeting:Sep 07, 2012 4:43 pm - Wauconda Unit District 118 will host a meeting Tuesday, Sept. 11, to discuss plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who live within...
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E. Michigan brings back Indian logo despite criticismSep 07, 2012 4:39 pm - YPSILANTI, Mich. — When the Eastern Michigan University football team takes the field for its home opener this weekend, members of the school marching band will be sport...