With summer approaching, leaders for DeKalb School District 428 decided not to take the next step yet with implementing Vision For28, a larger plan aimed at reducing middle school class sizes.

The Sycamore school board agreed to a multi-year contract with the Sycamore Education Association during a March 31 board meeting.

Workers with First Student, which provides school bus drivers for DeKalb School District 428 and in Sterling and Rock Falls among other districts, could soon be headed for a strike, effective March 31.

To better promote school improvement, the DeKalb School District 428 Board will soon consider whether to extend $85,000 in additional money through stipends to some school building administrators.

Leaders for DeKalb District 428 schools are continuing to explore how to move forward with their ongoing goal of reducing secondary class sizes. Dubbed “Vision For28,” the proposal aims to address elementary and middle school class sizes and building needs.

Anthony Jones is DeKalb School District 428’s pick for its next teaching and learning director for elementary, the district announced this week.

The DeKalb High School chapter of Future Farmers of America held a barnyard zoo Wednesday night as part of National FFA Week. The event was open to the public and offered the chance to learn about farming and see farm animals up close.

A new Advanced Placement (AP) course on African American studies at DeKalb High School is bridging the gaps left by many U.S. history courses.

Some DeKalb High School students walked out of school Tuesday morning and made their way to Hopkins Park along Sycamore Road to protest ICE involved violence and arrests.