Education

In an effort to assist displaced workers, KCC Workforce Services is offering resume building workshops.

The new owners of Kiddie Academy of New Lenox want to bring the academy to Lockport.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some new faces will be greeting students at Yorkville School District 115, including a new principal at Circle Center Grade School and an assistant principal at Grande Reserve Elementary

Joliet West High School junior Calloway Walsh earned a gold medal at the 2025 SkillsUSA Illinois State Championships.

Through trauma-informed systems, family case management, home visits, and referrals, Nexus offers a bridge between families and resources in the community that they may not otherwise access.

The building served as the original Traughber Junior High School until the current Traughber Junior High School was built in 2008.

Students must pay in full, arrange a payment plan or notify the college they will be using financial aid to prevent being dropped from the roster and having to re-enroll, according to a news release.

Valley View Community Unit School District 365U will host a job fair for the upcoming school year on July 22 at its district office.

A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines how green spaces and outdoor activites near the family residence influence functioning in early childhood.

Prospective nursing students will have the opportunity to apply for a new scholarship after the friends and family of Kathy Dungan donated more than $20,000 to endow a scholarship in her memory.

St. Mary’s Catholic School in Sycamore will offer tuition grants for students in first through seventh grade.

The Illinois Department of Public Health said coordinated efforts with health departments across the state helped prevent further spread of the measles outbreak this spring.

A fan being used to dry freshly cleaned carpet at Geneva Middle School North caught fire early Friday morning, officials said.

Dixon Public Schools will kick off a new transitional kindergarten program at the start of the 2025-26 school year. The program was developed in response to kindergarten students’ increasing behavioral issues at Washington Elementary School.

District 308 in Oswego is proposing a 2.9% increase to all district facility rental fees, based on the Consumer Price Index.

A list of local college students and their accomplishments.

Prospective students can explore Illinois Valley Community College during a summer open house from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre.

DeKalb District 428 could close early and under budget on a purchase agreement to secure the ownership to Mitchell Elementary School just in time for the start of classes this fall. The building used to house NIU's School of Nursing.

Woodland District 50 has announced new leaders joining the team in support of the learning community.

Kankakee County school leaders react to the $6 billion federal education funding freeze and what effects it may have on local schools. The withheld funds include an estimated $240 million that was expected to go out to Illinois K-12 schools on July 1.

This upcoming school year, a new director of security will be serving Yorkville School District 115. Waldemar Alvarez previously served 25 years in law enforcement and federal service.

“This bill is a crucial first step in recognizing the essential role of credentialed technicians," Joliet Junior College professor Abby Panozzo said, referring to Illinois House Bill 3360, which passed both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly.

In year-over-year comparisons, bullying-related data within Minooka Community High School showed mixed results, according to a recently released report from District 111 officials.

Officials with DeKalb schools recently said they’ve been engaged with Sycamore district leaders over a possible agreement that could help both districts utilize new space to benefit pre-kindergarten students.

Craig Ortiz, the Superintendent of Morris Community High School, shares information on the many capital projects the district has starting this summer.

Dennis Marek is shocked by the increasing number of high school graduates who are not interested in a college education.

Joliet Junior College is celebrating the passage of a bill promoting dual credit education programs for high school students in Illinois.

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of July 7. Online registration is available at ReconnectWithNature.org.

Local students have been named to dean's and president's lists.

In the 7 years since her breast cancer diagnosis, Sterling native Starr Shamp has balanced cancer treatments, a wedding, pregnancy, the premature birth of her son and graduate school. She shared her story at her college graduation June 7, 2025, to bring others a message of hope.

The modular classrooms are a temporary solution recent “significant enrollment increases" at Troy Craughwell Elementary School in Joliey.

Illinois school districts are facing uncertainty after the Trump administration abruptly froze more than $6 billion in federal education grants nationwide, including an estimated $240 million intended for Illinois K-12 schools.

The administration this week withheld more than $6 billion intended for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult literacy and more

Three Coal City High School students are traveling to Anaheim on Sunday for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference after placing among the top four in their competitive events at the State Leadership Conference.

The new coordinator of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Kankakee Community College is Melany Villagomez.

The freeze applies to funding already approved by Congress, and state education leaders say the delay is putting school districts in a difficult position with the 2025-26 school year looming

Sycamore middle and high schools are getting new security cameras in time for the fall, district superintendent Steve Wilder recently said. The replacement is part of the district's desire to keep an up-to-date safety, security and crisis plan in place.

The architecture firm behind the new Sycamore Fire Station has been contracted to assess a former Nicor building Sycamore School District 427 bought in 2024 to house district administration offices. The building sustained storm damage earlier this spring.

Sycamore School District 427 officials are prepping for the upcoming school year, approving among other steps parking lot repaving, a district calendar and more.

All donations will go toward the 9x9x9 Program, the Foundation’s most successful program

Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades. The program will begin in the 2027-28 school year, with nine of the state’s 11 public universities participating

The William and Beverly Burkardt Family Foundation has awarded 116 scholarships since 2012.

The college named 263 full- and part-time students to the president’s list for high academic achievement. The dean’s list includes 130 students.

Kiddie Academy of New Lenox recently celebrated its new ownership with a ribbon cutting.

Introducing Little Barbs Academy: DeKalb schools are piloting a new program this fall to help youngsters transition to kindergarten and ensure a successful first day, DeKalb School District 428 announced this week.

In October 2023, 10 students from Morrison High School teamed up with University of Michigan researchers to install a rooftop antenna as part of a solar storm study. What they learn could one day help protect satellites, power grids, and astronauts and their equipment.

Sterling student named to Normandale Community College graduates list.

The Saratoga Elementary Consolidated School District announced Tuesday that board meetings starting in July will take place at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.

Cary School District 26 has tapped an interim superintendent from within its ranks and promoted two other administrators as Brandon White gets set to depart as schools chief to take over in Harvard District 50.

St. Mary’s Catholic School is turning 100, and plans to host various events throughout the year to celebrate.