17 days of missed school as Waukegan strike drags on
Teachers have been on strike in Waukegan IL, forcing kids to be out of school and residents to become restless. (Update 10/30: Strike is over.)
News & Issues
Seattle school shooter & 1 other student are dead
A high school student opened fire inside a cafeteria in a high school near Seattle Friday morning. Update includes victims' names.
Principal Appreciation Day in the Land of Lincoln
Today is Illinois Principals Day, and we join millions of children and their communities in expressing our gratitude.
Threats at a middle school in Skokie, IL
Threats directed at a student or several students at McCracken Middle School caused the district to close the school Wednesday and Thursday.
Teacher suspected of child molestation awaits extradition
A former middle school teacher in Ingleside, IL, awaits extradition from Bosnia-Herzegovina to answer charges of child molestation against a student.
Rauner & Quinn debate in Peoria (ed excerpts)
IL's gubernatorial candidates, Bruce Rauner (R) and Gov Pat Quinn (D), held a debate in Peoria on Oct 9. Here's what they said about education.
More in Md. and fewer in IL take the SAT
The College Board released state-by-state results for the SAT earlier this week. Participation is up in Md., down in IL, a little.
What Md.'s gubernatorial candidates debated re: schools
Words about the schools in Maryland were sparse in the first gubernatorial debate on Oct 7, owing to the importance of the economy.
Md. schools offer free meals by 'community option'
Some schools in Md. have chosen to eliminate paperwork and declare all students eligible to receive free meals at school.
National Blue Ribbon Schools 2014 – 22 in Illinois
We celebrate the 22 schools in IL named National Blue Ribbon Schools yesterday. Among them are 13 public & 9 Catholic schools.