Articles filed under Education
-
Oakton hires new business and career programs deanNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - Oakton Community College has hired a new associate vice president for workforce education/dean of business and career programs. Marc Battista, currently dean of sustaina...
-
District 211 teachers plan picket to bolster bid for new contractNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - The teachers union of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 plans to picket and hold a town-hall meeting next week to try to solicit community support for the app...
-
Fortune Brands creates trade scholarshipsNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - DEERFIELD - Fortune Brands Home & Security has partnered with City Colleges of Chicago to create a new Skilled Trades Scholarship. The scholarship aims to create a pipel...
-
State school board association: Don't arm teachers in schoolsNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - The Illinois Association of School Boards on Saturday decided not to support legislation that would let local school boards arm trained faculty members inside schools. F...
-
Enchanted Backpack brings bounty of supplies to Gavin Central schoolNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - Students at Gavin Central Elementary School in Ingleside are unpacking a special delivery of needed supplies. Two large vans filled with winter coats, hats, classroom ne...
-
Therapeutic day school seeks to open in Lake in the HillsNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - Lake in the Hills village officials are considering a proposal for a therapeutic day school for special-needs children. Parkland Preparatory Academy, which has schools i...
-
Plan for armed retired cops in Palatine grade schools: Good safety move vs. too riskyNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - A Palatine school district's plan to increase security by hiring retired police officers to serve as armed clerical workers is drawing mixed reviews from police, parents...
-
Huntley High special education students launch profitable candle-making businessNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - A job skills program at Huntley High School is helping turn special education students' talents into a profitable candle-making business. Students started making candles...
-
Streamwood High precision manufacturing program, instructor awarded $50,000Nov 15, 2018 12:00 am - Matt Erbach says teaching students how to fabricate parts precisely down to a thousandth of an inch is the best part of his job. "I love the precision ... the getting it...
-
Community spirit big part of the success at Lake Zurich schoolNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - The VIP Mass at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Lake Zurich traditionally is held in January, but the event was moved up this year due to special circumstances. ...