Category: Schools

“This is the first time in my 15 years at Evanston Township High School that we have tried to provide support for all students,” Assistant Superintendent/Principal Marilyn Madden told the […]

On May 19 School District 65 administrators presented three initiatives to the School Board to improve student achievement at the middle schools, all of which will be implemented this coming […]

Thomas Jefferson inspired recently elected student School Board member Adam Newman to seek his spot on the District 202 School Board. “Jefferson said that those who have the ability to […]

District 202 representatives visited Southside High School in Rockville Centre, N.Y., to review its approach to education. That approach – offering only honors classes to a racially and economically mixed […]

Geneva Oatman, director of special services for School District 65, reported on the accomplishments of the District in educating students with disabilities in a Special Services Report presented to the […]

Fifteen parents voiced concerns at the District 65 School Board’s meetings on April 21 and May 12 about how the District evaluates and educates children with disabilities. Some of the […]

The District 65 School Board approved the issuance of $10 million in bonds on April 21, by a 6 -1 vote. Bonnie Lockhart cast the sole “no” vote. Dr. Mary […]

On April 21 the District 65 School Board approved a whittled-down version of a classroom technology model recommended by the District’s Technology Study Committee in its April 2008 report. Citing […]

 Beginning a process that will take some months to consider and then some years to complete, School District 202 chief financial officer William Stafford presented a $35 million five-year capital […]

The District 202 School Board reviewed plans for school restructuring as required under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act at its meeting on April 14. “We’ve seen this requirement […]