Eagles place kicker returns to Lyons Twp.
Super Bowl champion kicker Jake Elliott returned to his LaGrange, IL, alma mater for an annual Blackout Game and received a hero's welcome.
No more band program in Norridge S.D. 80
The band program at a junior high in Norridge, IL, will be cut next year due to district finance troubles & 2 failed referendums.
Quality thru teacher training & curriculum needs feds
Educators recommend building strong learning environments through excellent professional development & strong curricular materials.
Shooting at a Fla. high school leaves 17 dead
Another school shooting has occurred, this time in Florida, in the nation's 7th-largest school district: Broward Co. Public Schools.
1st Valentine’s Day after #MeToo
Does the #MeToo movement add any insurmountable challenges on Valentine's Day? Several student features show the way.
Defining ‘transgender’ under law is still muddy
The use of "sex" in Title IX, which enforces anti-discrimination laws against students, is tricky in transgender bathroom cases.
Trump wants major cuts to federal education funding
The president sent a budget proposal to Congress that would increase military spending & the deficit but cut education programs.
Freshman girl says she was used for sex
Many students are writing about dating and sexual relationships, including improper ones, and some of the reading is heartbreaking.
Lake Zurich offers a self-defense class
A self-defense class at an IL h.s. will help to prepare juniors and seniors for their 1st year away at college, a dangerous time.
IHSA doesn’t have to accommodate certain runners
The IL H.S. Assn. won in court and won't have to modify how runners qualify for the state's final track meet following sectional competition.