The district’s successful bond referendum in the fall generated capital funding, but the district says cuts are still likely for next year.
Category: Education
Officials promise ‘immediate consequences’ after racist graffiti found at Oak Park and River Forest High School
Oak Park and River Forest High School officials said antisemitic and racist graffiti found in a girls locker room is intolerable.
Student returns to Oak Park and River Forest School Board table for first time in decades
SIris Keane is the first student representative to participate in open session of the Oak Park and River Forest High School board.
IUN event explores importance of food in the fight for civil rights
The idea of food as nourishment took on a whole new meaning during “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America,” a Netflix documentary that Indiana University Northwest hosted a showing of on February 20 in its Berglund Auditorium. The documentary, from which a small crowd viewed excerpts before sampling a veritable cornucopia of African Diasporic dishes, follows the evolution of African and African American cuisine by concentrating on the social and economic impact of food, said James Wallace, the school’s Diversity, Equity and Multicultural Affairs director.
Lake Station teachers, students struggle with loss of slain classmates, mother: ‘You don’t get that class in college’
Bailey Elementary teachers fought back tears and emotions Monday as they remembered sisters Aurorah, 7, and Ava Payne, 6, who were found shot to death Friday in their Lake Station mobile home.
Property taxes, education top of mind for residents, legislators during town hall
Throughout the first half of the legislative session State Rep. Chuck Moseley, D-Portage, said the theme has been consistent — from Gov. Mike Braun in his State of the State address to Republican legislators — Do more with less.
Indiana legislative session 2025 halfway point: A look at bills that advanced, died
Bills about the Indiana-Illinois border, Gary paying back casino fees and immigration have advanced, while an early voting bill, abortion bills and a Crown Point food and beverage tax have died — at least for the moment — as the Indiana 2025 legislative session reached the halfway mark. Both chambers of the legislature met Thursday […]
Indiana hopes to revive next chapter of Imagination Library program
A day after the House GOP green-lighted its two-year budget, minus support for country music icon Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Gov. Mike Braun drafted his wife to raise money for the state’s share of the $6 million program.
Lake County library leaders expect to see more challenged books
A challenge is an attempt to remove or restrict materials, according to the American Library Association. Challenges lead to censorship.
Valparaiso University business college dean charged with misdemeanor battery
The now-former dean of Valparaiso University’s College of Business was charged this week with misdemeanor battery and is no longer employed by the school but his defense attorney said the case is rooted in his client’s role as a whistleblower over the university’s finances.