Articles filed under Education
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Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan celebrates 10-year anniversarySep 15, 2014 11:00 pm - About 450 founders, students, parents, faculty, staff and volunteers gathered under a tent and in the parking lot of Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan Aug. ...
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Dist. 211 student panel promotes digital 'best practices'Sep 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Students in Palatine-Schaumburg Township High School District 211 collaborated on a Digital Democracy Committee, one that recommended some "best practices" for teenagers...
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Four universities to compete for Obama librarySep 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Chicago, New York and Honolulu have made the short list to host Barack Obama's future presidential library. The Barack Obama Foundation, which is developing...
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Union says layoffs will hurt school cleanlinessSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - The union representing custodians in Chicago Public Schools said Monday that it will be difficult to keep schools clean once a private company takes over the work. Chica...
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Hinsdale teachers' 6% raises pad pensions? Suburbs might watch voteSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - A contract dispute that threatens to trigger a teachers strike in Hinsdale High School District 86 could have far-reaching effects on similar talks throughout the suburb...
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Constable: Citizen scientists research birds and beesSep 14, 2014 7:45 am - For most of human history, the best hope for a person without a Ph.D. or white lab coat to contribute to scientific research was to end up with his or her skull on a she...
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Freshman enrollment drops at U of ISep 13, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Freshman enrollment at the University of Illinois's flagship campus is down this semester by 5.4 percent from a year ago, according to the school. The ...
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Warren homecoming parade:Sep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Warren Township High School hosts its annual homecoming parade through Gurnee at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14. The parade will move down Old Grand Avenue to the O'Plaine C...
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Mundelein High School celebrates homecomingSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - "There's No Place Like Homecoming" is this year's theme for Mundelein High School's homecoming. The school held its annual parade Friday, stepping off from Hawley Street...
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Constable: A happy time — with a side of sadnessSep 11, 2014 5:30 am - My memory of being dropped off at college consists of me shaking my parents' hands (which was our family custom at the time) and waving as Dad and Mom drove off. It didn...