Articles filed under Education
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Report: NIU official had worker clean boss's homeJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - A state investigation has determined a former Northern Illinois University official required an employee to clean the house of the official's boss. In a news release Fr...
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Harper College signs five-year contract extension with EnderJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - ksmith@dailyherald.com In an era of turnover in community college leadership, Harper College President Ken Ender gets another five years to steer the Palatine-based scho...
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University offers scholarships for slaying video game foesJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Note to parents: All those hours your kids spend blazing a trail of destruction in video games may not be a complete waste of time, after all. A small private university...
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Education board chief was paid $48K to leave quietlyJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Board of Higher Education paid a former executive director $48,000 to resign in the fall of 2012 while stating publicly - to avoid negative pu...
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U-46 schools compete to conserve energyJun 19, 2014 5:01 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 saved $79,800 in electricity costs after implementing the Energy Conservation Awards Program. The green-inspired competition pits school...
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U of I chancellor believes med school should be smallJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - A new medical school being discussed for the University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign campus should be small and complement the school's other operations,...
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VHHS student accepted to international programJun 18, 2014 11:00 pm - Sam Glover is the captain of the Vernon Hills High School lacrosse team, as well as a member of the soccer team, robotics, academic bowl, drum line, pep band, wind ensem...
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Dist. 220 bids farewell to superintendentJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - Tom Leonard, the longtime Barrington Area Unit School District 220 superintendent, received a fond farewell from members of the district at his final school board meetin...
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Superintendent Jody Ware preparing to leave Mundelein HighJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - Outgoing Mundelein High School Superintendent Jody Ware is set to retire Friday after six years at the Hawley Street campus, but she will stick around for a little longe...
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SIU chancellor hired as president of Northern Arizona UniversityJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The Arizona Board of Regents has approved the selection of Rita Cheng as president of Northern Arizona University. The vote came during a special boar...