Articles filed under Education
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Fred Heid will be District 300's first Latino superintendentMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - When Fred Heid takes the helm of Community Unit District 300 in early June, he will become the district's first superintendent of Latino descent. Heid, 43, is bilingual...
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Nontenured instructors at U of I want to unionizeMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - URBANA, Ill. - Nontenured faculty members at the University of Illinois' flagship campus have filed a petition with the state saying they want to unionize. Union support...
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U of I to sell carbon credits to ChevroletMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The University of Illinois has reached a deal to sell carbon credits to Chevrolet. The school said Friday that it would sell the automaker about 150,00...
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Hanover Park fifth-graders play college counselorsMay 16, 2014 1:01 am - Ontarioville fair promotes higher education as realistic goal
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Buffalo Grove student 1st in nation in math contestMay 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Benji Prins, an 8-year-old student at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove, finished first in the nation among third-graders in the Math Kangaroo mathematics competition. B...
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Libertyville schools reach Destination Imagination Global FinalsMay 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Libertyville students are proving they can solve problems. They can build complex structures. And, in record-breaking ways, they win. On Tuesday, May 21, a record number...
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Rolling Meadows students get lessons blending the arts with STEMMay 15, 2014 5:30 am - Puppet act mixes entertainment with problem-solving
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Kaneland High, Nicholson schools receive state honorsMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - Kaneland District 302 and West Aurora District 129 officials basked in glory Thursday, as state school Superintendent Christopher Koch bestowed Academic Improvement Awar...
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Incoming Dist. 300 superintendent begins June 2May 15, 2014 1:01 am - Fred Heid, the incoming superintendent for Community Unit District 300, was an early favorite for the top job in the Algonquin-based school district, an official said Th...
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Taxpayers could help fund SIU newspaperMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Southern Illinois University system's new president says there's a deal to spare the Carbondale campus' financially troubled student newspaper. And th...