Back-to-school picnics in Hagerstown, Naperville
Back-to-school picnics are a great way to bring communities together to celebrate all the good things happening in our schools.
Illinois
Dyett hunger strikers go to Washington
Federal officials heard about the hunger strike at Dyett HS in Chicago, but we wonder, What good will come of it?
Obituary: Haylie Winiewicz & her father
With the community at Grayslake North High School, we send our condolences to the family and friends of a student there, who died Saturday.
Illinois middle, high schools take 5Essentials survey
Illinois's middle and high school students, parents, teachers, and other school officials are being asked to complete a statewide survey, "5Essentials," that could help guide schools to better student learning.
Laid-off teachers can mean good or bad news for kids
Laying off a bunch of teachers can potentially affect a school or school district positively or…
Cuts in Chicago, Alabama will have drastic impact on schools
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/pop/articles/01alabama.html Most government agencies are cutting costs anywhere they can these days, but in some cases,…
Mom who let daughter drive without license to pay $1 million
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2009/05/14/news/doc4a0b448bf397a365112252.txt The Bloomington-Normal Pantagraph is reporting that the mother of a girl who ran over a…
Community college students often turn failure into success
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-04-06-college-all-stars_N.htm USA Today is featuring the 20 American 2-year college students named to the All-USA Community…
Child prostitution crackdown yields 44 Chicago-area arrests
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1445414,44-arrested-child-prostitution-NA022309.article The Chicago Sun-Times News Group is reporting that officials in DuPage, Cook, Will, and Lake…
Concern grows over recent cluster of child suicides
3 suicides in IL in 3 weeks, and officials are concerned that we are not paying enough attention to the signs of depression.