Many area schools need substitute teachers to help students get back on track. School administrators say community members could be the key to making that happen.
Leaders say this partnership will not only make a difference in the lives of local middle schoolers but also help support them academically and increase their chances of graduating.
The Judges Association says the visits are focused on encouraging students to read. Some judges say it’s a great way for students to connect with an authority figure in a personalized way.
Slower COVID-19 virus spread and an increase of vaccine availability brings hope to many area high schools, where students are eager for junior and senior proms.
Students and community members with an interest in building and construction trades now have a new resource to find these opportunities throughout Northwestern Illinois.
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic moved Harlem School District students remote, members of the four Harlem High School and Middle School bands came together to perform.
It’s a win-win scenario for aspiring teachers graduating from Northern Illinois University. That’s why NIU is the largest supplier of students to the Rockford Public Schools “Aspiring Teachers” initiative.
Per the data secured from Meridian’s winter benchmark students at all Kindergarten through 8th grade level at all schools the students grew faster over the past year than in the year prior in Reading.
Is it the end of traditional snow days for students enrolled at RPS 205? The district announced Thursday a new plan to replace traditional snow days with an e-learning day in its place.
Beloit College is preparing its students to apply for internships, jobs, and other career-related opportunities during a time where college graduates are struggling to obtain full-time employment.
The Rockford School Board passes a budget for 2021 that begins in a $9 million hole, but administrators are working to make sure those financial challenges don't affect the district's students.
After Winnebago County health officials address the spread of COVID-19 in area schools, teachers defend their safety efforts and the Rockford Education Association issued a letter in support of its members.
As the coronavirus pandemic impacts the way education will look for the foreseeable future, the Golden Apple Foundation is partnering with schools across the state to address an issue plaguing the system: teacher shortages.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker outlined his plan Tuesday for schools across Illinois to safely return to in-person instruction this fall as the state advances to Phase 4 of reopening.
Melissa Sago previously served the last two years as assistant principal at Freeport Middle School, according to an announcement from the Freeport School District.
Funding to provide $15,000 in scholarships from Alpine Kiwanis was made possible by the Alpine Kiwanis Club Scholarship Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois and by funds raised during the 2019 Brat Days event.
Northern Illinois University received $7.4 million in federal funds. It will be used to provide up to $800 to students struggling with financial expenses.
While the school year might be over with no solid event dates in sight, one local private school is doing what it can to provide the graduation experience to its students.
Belvidere School District 100 has provided new guidance for parents on the adoption of a Distance Learning program as “it is becoming increasingly unlikely that schools” will reopen this year.
With the governor extending the "Stay-at-Home" order through April, it means no on-site learning will be done at schools. Illinois schools are now transitioning over to remote learning.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has canceled its planned graduation ceremonies that were to take place May 8 and May 9 and will instead offer a “virtual ceremony.”
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced that the Chicago Public Schools’ closure will be extended to April 21 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Northern Illinois University announced Tuesday that it will be suspending all face-to-face classes for the remainder of the semester and replacing them with virtual learning.
