Articles filed under Naperville Unit District 203
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Dist. 203 Kennedy students learn of JFK through his wordsOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Who was John Kennedy? Ask a middle schooler two generations removed from our 35th president, and you might get a range of answers about the man who died from an assassin...
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Some DuPage schools keep more scores above new benchmarksOct 31, 2013 5:30 am - Tougher standards, questions lead to drops in report card successes
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Downers Grove doctor screens Naperville students’ heartsOct 25, 2013 3:59 pm - A couple thousand students at Naperville North High School have spent four minutes on massage chairs over the past two days, undergoing a “quick, simple and painless” te...
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Step forward/step back activity illustrates marginalizationOct 15, 2013 5:27 am - One way suburban school districts are trying to bridge the gap between minority students and teachers is through “cultural competency” training. Students can read a lot ...
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Suburban schools aim to increase staff diversity to mirror studentsOct 15, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 is the state's second-largest, and one of the most diverse — 68 percent of its more than 40,000 students are ethnic minorities. But they'...
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Young Entrepreneurs Academy builds business ideas in NapervilleOct 15, 2013 2:39 am - Adam Russo says his foray into entrepreneurship wasn’t intentional. Opening his own counseling business just sort of happened after years of working as a social worker. ...
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All-day kindergarten may expand in Dist. 203Oct 09, 2013 10:16 am - It appears all involved with Naperville Unit District 203’s fledgling all-day kindergarten program — parents, teachers and administrators — believe it should be expanded...
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Naperville District 203 clears up 'cheating' definitionOct 08, 2013 9:30 am - Terms like “cheating” and “self-plagiarism” now have clearer definitions in the student code at Naperville North and Naperville Central high schools, but the code's new ...
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Naperville District 203 still debating drug testing for extracurricular activitiesOct 08, 2013 5:30 am - As heroin-prevention efforts ramp up in Naperville, one school district is continuing to consider mandatory random drug testing for students in extracurricular activitie...
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2 Naperville schools celebrate first garden harvestsOct 04, 2013 5:30 am - Two simultaneous harvest celebrations took place Thursday afternoon in Naperville as two schools just blocks away from each other picked the first fall crops from garden...