Harvey resident Lizzie Welch-Aguiniga says she gave up on schools being support systems for children by the time she was 13. The oldest of 11 children raised by a mother struggling with drug addiction, Welch-Aguiniga says she reported the regular mental, physical and sexual abuse she and her siblings faced to anyone who would listen. […]
Category: Education
Semicolon bookstore will go on after community steps up to save the beloved institution
A fundraising campaign now aims to help owner Danielle Moore open a coffee shop that will boost business for the West Town space.
Illinois may let community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees in high-demand fields, and Aurora-area colleges are enthusiastic
The legislation, if passed, would allow community colleges to develop four-year baccalaureate programs in high-demand fields.
Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 OKs $2.3 million in building projects
Eight of the nine schools in the district — all, but Clarendon Hills Middle School — have some type of work scheduled for the summer.
State education bills on the move at halfway mark; session picks back up Monday
Education bills in the Indiana Statehouse drew scrutiny and controversy as the surviving bills head to the opposite chamber as the budget session reaches its halfway mark.
Discontinued violence-prevention program for struggling teens revived with $25 million
A Chicago non-profit received $25 million in funding Thursday to lead a previously discontinued violence-prevention program after the school board voted unanimously for its reinstatement.
As distraught parents plead, school board votes to keep Acero charter schools open, despite financial warning
The Chicago school board voted to keep open all of the seven schools slated for closure in the Acero Charter Network through the end of the 2025-26 school year.
Students hit the silver screen for Black History Month Film Festival in Country Club Hills
The work of students from Markham, Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest was on display at a Black History Month Film Fest at Marcus Cinema.
Niles West educators honored as Golden Apple award finalists
Dillin Randolph and Elizabeth Dribin-Khoshaba, teachers at Niles West High School in Skokie, are 2025 Golden Apple finalists.
Police issue missing alert on 5-year-old girl taken by biological mother on West Side
A 5-year-old girl has been missing since mid-February after she was picked up from school by her biological mother without her grandmother’s consent in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.