IL may abandon conferences for football in 2015
The IHSA is asking schools to approve sweeping changes in the way football teams are organized in the state for next year's season. Some pros...
Teen sexting is vexing
Teen sexting is on the rise, and adults are left, mostly, wondering what to do about it. Some options are offered. [...]Read More... from Teen...
Grand jury returns no indictment in Ferguson
Violent riots are ongoing in Ferguson, Mo., following a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who shot an unarmed teen. [...]Read More......
Football predictions for the IL championship games
On Thanksgiving weekend, IL football teams will return to Champaign's historic Memorial Stadium to play the state title games. Here's what we think. [...]Read More......
Proposed: Ensemble types for a performing arts database
We are spelling out our plans for the development of a performing arts database (searchable and sortable) for IL high schools. [...]Read More... from Proposed:...
Violinist amazes students and staff at Twin Groves
Violinist Rachel Barton not only performed one of Paganini's caprices for solo violin and talked about it, but she did it at an IL middle...
SUV crashes into Baltimore school cafeteria
After an SUV crashed into a Maryland high school, classes were canceled so the facilities team could "reconfigure" the cafeteria. [...]Read More... from SUV crashes...
Sometimes legitimately, fears of Ebola disrupt school
Right or wrong, schools have made a few minor changes in response to the entry of the Ebola virus into the US earlier this year....
Suit seeks to allow distribution of religious materials
Whether students can distribute religious materials on school grounds may depend on whether anti-religion groups can distribute their own flyers. [...]Read More... from Suit seeks...
New IL school report cards may be more informative
New report cards for Illinois schools emphasize college attendance and preparedness along with graduation. [...]Read More... from New IL school report cards may be more...