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|By Elaine Rojas-Castillo
The Illinois State Board of Education unveils its 2020 Report Card and the coronavirus pandemic left its mark.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 at 7:05 PM CDT
|By Zoe Chipalla
NIU eliminates spring break in order to finish the semester early.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 6:07 PM CDT
|By Elaine Rojas-Castillo
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.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 6:28 PM CDT
|By Elaine Rojas-Castillo
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.
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Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:52 PM CDT
|By Elaine Rojas-Castillo
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.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 7:30 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Details of the agreement have not been made public.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 7:23 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Keyser’s career spans 21 years in education and he is currently the director of Secondary Teaching and Learning at the School District of Waukesha.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 3:08 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
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.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 11:44 AM CDT
|By Kristin Camiliere
Rockford Public Schools decided to cancel senior proms at its high schools throughout the district due to new COVID-19 guidelines.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 10:09 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Students who don’t or can’t return to the central Illinois campus can take classes online, according to the university.
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Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 10:17 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Melissa Sago previously served the last two years as assistant principal at Freeport Middle School, according to an announcement from the Freeport School District.
Updated: May. 29, 2020 at 6:58 PM CDT
Those graduating eighth grade were asked to wear their cap and gowns to be recognized.
Updated: May. 26, 2020 at 9:39 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
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.
Updated: May. 22, 2020 at 9:50 AM CDT
He is the 9th president in the College's history.
Updated: May. 19, 2020 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
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.
Updated: May. 7, 2020 at 7:39 PM CDT
Trustees at Highland vote unanimously in what some would call a controversial move, despite concerns from some staff and students.
Updated: May. 7, 2020 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
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.
Updated: May. 6, 2020 at 5:16 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The Diocese of Rockford announced Wednesday that St. James Catholic School in Belvidere will be closing permanently, due to low enrollment and debt.
Updated: May. 4, 2020 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Rockford Public Schools 205 has announced its plans for the end of the school year, including graduation and prom for students.
Updated: May. 1, 2020 at 10:19 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
University music students will complete six weekly music lessons between June 15 and July 24.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Under the circumstances, RVC announces an alternative way to celebrate their graduates for the spring 2020 semester.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2020 at 2:18 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
District officials say while the state of Wisconsin is under a Safer At Home order, the district is postponing all events scheduled in April and May.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2020 at 1:21 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Belvidere teachers and staff make video sharing words of encouragement to students.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2020 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By AP
Illinois schools will be allowed to restrain challenging students by physically holding them face-down on the floor for at least another year.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2020 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
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.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2020 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has extended his statewide stay-at-home order, and schools will remain closed through the end of April.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2020 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
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.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2020 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Chromebook distribution for students in grades 3-12 who need computers to support their work during Distance Learning will start this week.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2020 at 3:00 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
While schools will remain closed during this time, the School District of Beloit will continue providing student lunches and breakfast.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:20 PM CDT
|By AP
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.”
Updated: Mar. 19, 2020 at 5:47 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday announced that the Chicago Public Schools’ closure will be extended to April 21 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2020 at 6:19 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
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.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2020 at 7:26 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
After announcing an extended spring break earlier this week, officials with Beloit College announce classes are moving online.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2020 at 3:52 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Stretching from coast-to-coast, schools all across the United States are moving classes online after Spring Breaks.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2020 at 12:53 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Beloit College has extended its spring break an extra week. The changes come amid COVID-19 concerns.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2020 at 10:58 AM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Belvidere Schools are telling students who leave the country on spring break not to come back for two weeks, depending on the location.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 9:49 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Classes at Johnson Elementary School have been canceled for Friday February 28.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2020 at 5:46 PM CST
|By Kristin Camiliere
Oregon High School’s program ‘Hawks Take Flight’ provides freshman students with out of the classroom mentoring to ensure they stay on track to graduate.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2020 at 9:09 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
The courses are free of charge but registration is required. Both courses begin in March.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2020 at 6:28 AM CST
Police say a suspect is now in custody and no one was hurt.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2019 at 5:10 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
A new Rochelle class specializes in robotics and coding. High school students learn how to create and write program that controls a robot.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 12:07 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
The Freeport Police Department investigated a threat at Freeport Middle School earlier this week, leading to the arrest of three suspects.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2019 at 10:07 AM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
For the first time in years, Rockford Public Schools started the 2019-20 school year after Labor Day. But that won't be the case come next year.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2019 at 1:54 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Multiple college students from Rockford and Pecatonica were honored among the top college students in Illinois.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2019 at 12:10 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
A heavy police presence surrounded Harlem Middle School on Friday morning after a student's comment on a school shooting was reported.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2019 at 12:42 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
A bathroom fire at Auburn High School prompted students and staff to evacuate Thursday morning. RPS 205 says not one was hurt.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2019 at 2:29 PM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Northern Illinois University and the United Faculty Alliance approved a contract Thursday over a collective bargaining agreement.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2019 at 11:41 AM CST
|By WIFR Newsroom
Dr. Paul McCombs, a professor of mathematics at Rock Valley College, was honored Thursday with a National Teaching Excellence Award.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2019 at 11:48 PM CDT
|By JEFF AMY and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press
America’s eighth graders are falling behind in math and reading, while fourth graders are doing slightly better in reading, according to the latest results from the Nation’s Report Card .
Updated: Oct. 24, 2019 at 8:52 PM CDT
Keith Country Day School school is switching up its curriculum by taking its students out of the classroom for an entire week to learn about science in a whole new way.