Northwestern University requiring students to be vaccinated for fall quarter

Northwestern is the latest Chicago area university to announce it will require students to be fully vaccinated before returning to campus, the school said.

Illinois pledges $225M to expand COVID-19 testing at middle and high schools

Illinois health officials announced Wednesday a new $225 million investment to increase access to COVID-19 testing at middle and high schools across the state.

Students feel unprepared for AP exams in wake of pandemic
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Bob Schaeffer, executive director of FairTest, talks about the challenges students are facing due to an abnormal school year brought on by the pandemic.

First grade parents shocked after teacher read transgender book to students: report

"Woke" curriculums in schools have come under scrutiny by parents recently. Harvey Goldman, a parent that formerly lived in New York City, was so fed up by the race-based curriculum in his daughter’s school that he pulled her out and moved to Florida.

Westminster teen accepted to 16 universities, including Ivy League schools

Sweet 16! A high school student in Westminster got accepted to more than a dozen universities -- including her dream school, Harvard University!

Evanston kindergarten teacher wins Golden Apple Award

Golden Apple made a surprise visit to the Willard Elementary School in Evanston where they presented teacher Meghan Rice with the prestigious Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

Evanston kindergarten teacher wins Golden Apple Award
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Golden Apple made a surprise visit to the Willard Elementary School in Evanston where they presented teacher Meghan Rice with the prestigious Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

Former Catholic school teacher accused of inappropriately communicating with boy now hospitalized

Jeremy M. Hylka is facing charges of traveling to meet a child and grooming. He was a teacher at Joliet Catholic Academy, St. Joseph Catholic School in Lockport as well as St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church and the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus. He also volunteered at St. Jude Catholic Church in New Lenox from 2014 to 2015.

College acceptance day brings uncertainty in wake of pandemic
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College planning consultant Laura George breaks down what has changed in the college admissions process after a year decimated by the pandemic.

12-year-old boy genius graduates from high school, college in same year — and he’s already started 2 companies

A 12-year-old North Carolina boy graduated from high school and college all in the same year. Oh, and that’s not all — he’s also running two start-up companies that he founded.

President Biden proposes free community college

City Colleges of Chicago was at the forefront of offering free tuition, first announced in 2014.

Technical school students put their training skills to the test during extrication drill

Disaster struck at a technical school in DuPage County today, but the multiple car crashes were by design, creating a realistic drill for EMT and fire science students.