Articles filed under Education
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Geneva school board will ask residents about prioritiesApr 26, 2012 12:00 pm - The Geneva school board, whose interaction with the public has oft been criticized in recent years, is having a public forum Saturday morning to solicit opinions on seve...
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Lake Zurich's Spencer Loomis remembered as mentor at funeralApr 26, 2012 11:00 am - Spencer Loomis made the most of his 90 years. The former Lake Zurich teacher, author and philanthropist who died last weekend of congestive heart failure, was remembered...
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Lake Zurich store owner donates 50 dresses for prom seasonApr 25, 2012 5:16 pm - Finding the perfect dress just got a little easier for 50 Chicago girls eagerly planning their prom nights, thanks to one Lake Zurich business owner. Deanna Dean, owner...
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LHS play debuts FridayApr 25, 2012 5:14 pm - Libertyville High School will present its spring play, “You Can’t Take it With You,” on Friday and Saturday. The curtain will rise at 7:30 p.m. each day. Tickets are $5 ...
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U-46 minority students more often accepted to gifted programsApr 25, 2012 5:00 pm - Hispanic and black students in Elgin Area School District U-46 were accepted into the district's gifted high school academy at a higher rate than their white counterpart...
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Text messages from dean were “weird,” Stevenson High student told policeApr 25, 2012 3:00 pm - A Stevenson High School dean who resigned last week sent texts to a student who told authorities the messages were “weird” and made him feel uncomfortable, police report...
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Robert Morris offers tuition grants to suburban residentsApr 25, 2012 2:38 pm - The College of Adult Continuing Studies at Robert Morris University is extending its partnership with Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Prospect Heights, and Wheeling by...
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Suburban all-girl robotics team heading to national eventApr 25, 2012 9:00 am - An investment by the Motorola Solutions Foundation in promoting STEM careers — science, technology, engineering and math — with local Girl Scouts, is paying big dividend...
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Quinn: No hurry to shift pension costs on schoolsApr 24, 2012 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn said Tuesday that while he wants to make local schools and community colleges responsible for the cost of teachers' retirements, it isn't an...
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Colleges could be banned from using taxpayer money for adsApr 22, 2012 7:22 am - U.S. colleges would be barred from spending federal taxpayer money on advertising, marketing and recruiting under a Senate bill targeting for-profit institutions. The 15...