Education

Princeton Christian Academy was awarded a $1,000 Spring Ag Literacy Grant through the Bureau County Farm Bureau Foundation.

Princeton Christian Academy first through eighth grade speech team contestants recently competed at Christian Hills School in Orland Hills and at the Bureau Valley Elementary Conference Meet at Bureau Valley Junior High.

The Jerry E. Lewis Memorial Scholarship would provide financial assistance to Illinois high school seniors who plan to major in music at the college level.

Northern Illinois University‘s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host a discussion featuring journalist and author Naomi Klein as part of its final Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series for the season.

Area spellers challenge themselves as they compete in the McHenry County Regional Office of Education’s 2025 Spelling Bee on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Bernotas Middle School in Crystal Lake. The 21 contestants are vying for a spot in the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The Joliet Central Math Team finished third place overall at the JJC Invitational, earning first place in four competitions.

Three members of the Joliet West High School math team have qualified for the state math competition in April at Illinois State University.

Five outstanding retired professionals who were awarded with the honorary title of emeritus status in February were recognized during the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.

Tools for School provides K-12 students who are eligible for the free and reduced lunch program with a backpack filled with grade-appropriate school supplies to use throughout the year.

The DeKalb School District 428 school board has named DeKalb High School sophomore Maria Bello Rodriguez as its next student board representative.

Nearly three years ago, Sterling Public Schools decided to release its students early once a week to find a way to help those who were struggling academically. According to district officials, the move is paying off with rising proficiency scores.

Mike Ely plans to go into broadcasting and journalism and also earn a teaching degree.

Batavia High School’s AP Computer Science Principles is earning a diversity award for achieving a high female participation rate. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women represent just 26.9% of the 6.5 million jobs in the computer science industry.

Students in Matthew Phillips’ World Wars class at Woodland High School in Streator had a unique opportunity to deepen their understanding of the Holocaust through the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center’s Survivor Stories teaching trunk.

Joliet Central High School has announced the top 10 finalists for this year's Mr. and Ms. J. Finalists were chosen by faculty based on school involvement, community service and character.

Directors from Illinois Head Start centers, the federally supported child care and early education program, said they fear cuts, as it targeted in The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.

This spring, Kendall County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Eight candidates are running for the four seats open on the Oswego Dist. 308 School Board.

Should students be able to use AI in schoolwork? Twangie Smith: Our students are expected to complete their required school assignments using the skill and knowledge they are gaining. Those skills and their competence must be shown/proven

The chair of the House Higher Education Committee refused to call a vote on a bill that would authorize community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degree programs in select, high-demand career fields

The city is continuing its significant infrastructure investment, which lagged for several years after the Great Recession dampened the city’s coffers, in the form of the Road to Better Roads Program, the Local Road Program, and a strategic multi-year Pavement Management Plan.

The Spring Valley C.C.S.D. Foundation announced its 2025 hall of fame inductee Christopher Leonard.

Woodland Elementary and Junior High schools in rural Streator announced the honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

DeKalb School District 428 won’t move forward with plans to consider creating a new associate superintendent job, the board member who proposed the idea said this week.

Dixon’s candidates running for Dixon Township, Dixon School Board and Dixon City Council in the April 1 election spoke about their top priorities during a forum Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Dixon High School.

Wednesday, the Waltham Elementary School board announced graduation will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21 – the board meets the same day at 5:30 p.m. – and students will be dismissed for summer vacation May 28.

District thanks aide, teachers and coaches for efforts.

The Ottawa Elementary School Board of Education announced Marissa Darlington as the district’s new superintendent.

Peru Elementary Superintendent Jamie Craven said on Wednesday decisions on how to fund an estimated $5.3 million expansion at Northview School must be made in the next few months.

Streator High School announced its honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year.

The United States Air Force brought one of its “Own The Sky,” a USAF Virtual Airborne Experience mobile units to La Salle-Peru High School on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in the Dolan Building parking lot. Students had the option to pilot an F-35 fighter through a canyon using a real-life throttle and flight stick The simulator was brought to La Salle-Peru High School with the help of the U.S. Air Force recruitment office inside the Peru Mall.

After nearly three hours of debate before a packed hearing room, a House committee on Wednesday voted to advance a bill that would impose new requirements on homeschooling

Streator High School honored its students of the month for March 2025 during its regular school board meeting Tuesday.

Tickets for IVCC’s Theatre Department production of “Hello, Dolly!” are now on sale. 

The La Salle-Peru High School Renaissance Students of the Month were recognized Wednesday during a breakfast ceremony.

Charles Schneider: I believe in local control to determine use of cell phones and technology in the classroom and at school. It is best addressed as a school handbook procedure or school policy.

Council cites safety concern over building's condition.

Dimmick Consolidated School District will welcome Jonathan Fox as its new superintendent, effective July 1.

Senate Bill 2427, sponsored by Sen. Christina Castro, D-Elgin, would require all school boards to adopt policies prohibiting the use of wireless communication devices during instructional time

The Will County Regional Office of Education is utilizing cannabis tax funds from the Will County Board to add new layers of security to 21 high schools.

The topography of Yorkville is in a shifting state. Families are moving in, subdivisions are expanding out, and agricultural fields are being converted from maize into a maze of manufacturing, data centers and solar farms. The city added $149 in value from construction in 2024.

Sponsored by Streator FFA, about 750 boxes of cereal became a part of cereal box dominoes Tuesday in the Career and Technical Education Wing at Streator High School. About a 2-minute video was posted on Streator Agriculture Friends, Family & Alumni Facebook page of the display tumbling. All of the boxes of cereal will be delivered Wednesday to the StreatorLand Food Pantry.

Morris Hospital is bringing its Rhythm of Our Youth cardiac screening to students at Seneca High School this Thursday.

Waltham Elementary in Utica will be hosting a community open house Thursday, March 27, to provide a tour and a presentation to keep district residents informed about the need for a possible addition.

Listen: DeKalb School District 428 candidates vying for three open full-term seats on the board debate the issues ahead of the April 1 election. Seven of the 10 candidates were present for the candidate forum

Payton Frueh was selected as the District FFA Proficiency Winner in Equine Entrepreneurship.

Kindergarten enrollment is now open in School District 303.

Minooka Community High School has recognized its Students of the Term for the third quarter of the 2024-25 school year.

The Whiteside Area Career Center has named its students of the month for February.

Applications became available Monday, March 17, for two scholarships to be awarded to Illinois Valley Community College students who will transfer to Northern Illinois University to study accounting or STEM coursework.