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Niles West High School ushers graduates into their next chapter at 2026 Commencement
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (667+ words) Reflecting back on the last four years as a Niles West High School senior, Blythe Dobbs, 18, said she couldn't have imagined a more encouraging and uplifting environment to be a student. "I've truly loved it here, this has been a…...
Munster eyes Matthew Hicks as next superintendent
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (238+ words) The School Town of Munster Board of Trustees will vote to hire Matthew Hicks as the district's next superintendent at a special board meeting Monday. The district announced Wednesday that it had concluded its search for a new Superintendent of…...
Down to Business: Learning music from the ground up is the Bach to Rock way
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (814+ words) Business: Bach to Rock Address: 1212 S. Naper Blvd. , Naperville Years in business: 7 What does your business do? Bach to Rock is America's music school. Our goal here is to get kids ready to play in bands, get out there and be…...
Editorial: CTU rank-and-file finds its nerve and votes down dues hike to fund politics
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (502+ words) The Chicago Teachers Union has suffered another very public blow, this time at the hands of its own members. CTU officials looking for extra money for politics had asked union members to approve a plan that was projected to yield…...
Eric Zamparripa and Jess Plowman: Illinois requires barbers to train longer than police officers and EMTs
13+ hour, 12+ min ago (363+ words) To get a license from Illinois to cut hair, aspiring barbers must complete the same number of training hours commercial airline pilots are required to log for flight training: 1, 500. It's nearly double the 640 hours required for Illinois State Police officers…...
Chicago Teachers Union members vote down proposed dues increase
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (446+ words) Chicago Teachers Union members rejected a proposal that would have raised dues, in part to bolster political spending ahead of school board elections. With 80% of schools counted, roughly 60% of members voted against the proposal, according to a Saturday email from…...
America's schools face a backlash on digital devices as screens saturate classrooms
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (1236+ words) Just a few years ago, America's public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: "The idea was that technology is the future, so we need to put tech…...
Bradshaw: MBA not the go-to-credential any longer
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (441+ words) But the rest of the market is changing fast. The MBA is no longer immune from the same consumer question facing undergraduate colleges: what exactly am I buying, and at what price? Purdue is a useful local example. Its Daniels…...
Stevenson H. S. Class of 2026 a class of philanthropy graduates
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (72+ words) Almost 1, 200 graduates of the Adlai E. Stevenson High School Class of 2026 were graduated at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates May 22....
Indian Prairie D204 gives budget forecast for coming years
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (476+ words) The district is planning for a net reduction of 20 employees as a result of funding constraints....