Articles filed under Education
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College of Lake County to celebrate Black History MonthFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - College of Lake County will celebrate Black History Month with several free events at the college's flagship Grayslake campus, 19351 W. Washington St. First up, from 1 t...
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Schaumburg offers community scholarshipsFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Schaumburg Village President Al Larson has announced the availability of the 23rd annual Community Scholarship in cooperation with Business and Career Services, Inc. The...
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The importance of 'rigor' in educationFeb 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Rigor is defined as "strictness, severity or harshness." In the educational setting, however, we extend the definition to include "challenging" and "pushed to think cri...
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Federal labor leader, U.S. ambassador launch unique Harper College, Zurich America partnershipFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu joined representatives from Zurich America, Harper College and a U.S. ambassador on Tuesday to officially launch what is being to...
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Dist. 220 narrows Hough renovation options to three plansFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - The monthslong debate over what form the renovations to Hough Elementary School in Barrington will take should be settled in just two more weeks. Tuesday night, the Barr...
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Oakton art museum exhibit explores the influence of Black Mountain College and the New BauhausFeb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - "Convergence/Divergence: Exploring Black Mountain College and Chicago's New Bauhaus/Institute of Design" opens Thursday, Feb. 4, and runs through March 25, at Oakton Com...
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Dist. 211 begins public input meetingsFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - Though ambitious in its intent to reflect the will of the district's residents, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211's planned series of community engagement mee...
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Woodland District 50 launches test for laptop initiativeFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee has launched a test program in advance of an initiative to provide laptop computers to all middle school students in the 2016-1...
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Vallas: Shifting special education funds to other schools a bad ideaFeb 01, 2016 12:00 am - A state move to shift some special education funds away from schools that can raise more through property taxes was unwise because it pits the suburbs against other part...
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Collapsing stars create black holesJan 31, 2016 10:00 pm - You wanted to know A student in Gregg Thompson's sixth-grade social studies class at Woodland Primary School in Gurnee asked, "How does a black hole form?" Black holes a...