Articles filed under Education
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19 marching bands to compete at Lake Park High School's Lancer JoustSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Nearly 20 high school marching bands from Illinois and Wisconsin will perform Saturday, Sept. 12, during the 37th annual Lake Park Lancer Joust. The all-day competition...
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Fox Lake-area schools reopen ThursdaySep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Four Fox Lake-area school districts have decided to reopen their schools to students Thursday after consulting with the Lake County Sheriff's Department and other law en...
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Dist. 300, teachers reach tentative agreement on contractSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - After six months of bargaining, Community Unit School District 300 and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract, officials said Wedn...
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St. Isidore teacher receives diocesan awardSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Jeanine Theobald, a longtime kindergarten teacher at St. Isidore School in Bloomingdale, recently was recognized by the Diocese of Joliet's Catholic Schools Office with ...
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Adults can go back to school tooAug 31, 2015 11:00 am - David Mullan and his wife, Sally, are lifelong learners. They both worked toward becoming stewards of the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. "We decided that once we got close t...
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Nursing program turns 50 at ECCAug 31, 2015 5:45 am - From its first graduating class of about seven students to more than 3,390 graduates to date, Elgin Community College's nursing program marks its 50th anniversary this y...
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Glen Ellyn District 41 debates when to do surveyAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - What's missing behind decision-making in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 is anonymous feedback from teachers, two frequent dissenters on the school board say. Superint...
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District 23 strike could begin Sept. 16Aug 31, 2015 1:00 am - Prospect Heights Elementary District 23 teachers could go on strike as early as Sept. 16, according to union officials who on Monday said the district has been "unwillin...
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Faculty are lifelong learners at WaubonseeAug 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Every profession requires a certain amount of continuing education or professional development to add new skills and maintain knowledge of current trends. The same is ce...
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A personal tutor, just a mouse click awayAug 29, 2015 7:00 am - Imagine if your teacher knew that you learned math best between 8:40 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. Or that after 38 minutes of studying history, you lose focus. Or that you learn s...