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.
Teachers and school staff are in the state’s 1B vaccination group, and their vaccinations will be prioritized until all teachers and staff have received a vaccine.
While Winnebago County’s positivity rate has grown, Rockford Public Schools' positivity rate is at 1 percent for staff, and it sits at 0.5 percent for students.
Rockford Public Schools prepare to open school for the fall semester next Tuesday, and administrators say they are eager to have students back in the classroom.
The COVID-19 plan for the Freeport School District is in action, as students and staff make their way back to the classroom for the first time since March.
As thousands of college students move into their school communities health experts report a corresponding spike in COVID-19 cases. 23 News explores how schools plan to enforce protocols and why some students get involved in risky behaviors.
Students at NIU are doing their best to acclimate themselves to the new environment, a college campus, but say the sights and sounds in DeKalb are far from normal.
Local physicians say now is the time to make sure you're vaccinated and stay on the normal schedule because if you don't you may have to start it over again.
New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the classroom.
A local private school headed back to the classroom Monday, marking the first Stateline Pre-K through 12th grade school to welcome younger students into its halls.
Boone and Winnebago County schools will utilize forms of cohorting to reduce potential COVID-19 exposure. The method is designed to prevent a widespread outbreak and ensure those at a higher risk can quarantine.
After community volunteers help clean up the main campus after storm damage, Rock Valley College plans to reopen its main campus to employees and visitors beginning on Wednesday, August 19.
Parent-teacher organizations, athletic booster clubs, and fundraising coordinators are feeling the effects the pandemic has financially, and the concern is that for 2020 recovering is not possible.
After storms damage and leave debris at the Forest City school, Rock Valley College announces changes for students and staff to its Main Campus in anticipation of the upcoming semester.
