Teachers

A Will County judge Thursday granted a two-year, no-contact order against a Neuqua Valley High School English teacher accused of grooming and sexually abusing a 16-year-old student.

School districts should conduct the most thorough background checks available when hiring new employees, columnist Tom Weitzel mantains

State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel is asking the state to address concerns about high caseloads for special education teachers that can impact student care.

A Downers Grove South High School teacher pleaded not guilty Monday to sexually abusing and sexually assaulting a student.

For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout

Plainfield East High School teachers and staff recently raised over $5,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Two Glenbard East teachers have received a prestigious award from the Illinois State Board of Education

The Downers Grove South High School teacher accused of sexually abusing a student wrote what police called a “memoir” about the matter on her phone.

A Neuqua Valley High School teacher has been arrested on accusations he groomed and sexually abused a student.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon April 8 at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94 in Libertyville.

A teacher from Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 was named as one of ISBE's teachers of the year.

The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking clarification on federal funding following Trump Administration's announced Department of Education cuts.

Candidates for full four-year terms on the Lockport Township High School District 205 Board of Education spoke with residents on Tuesday at a candidate forum hosted by the LTHS 205 Foundation.

Sterling Public Schools Assistant Superintendent Sara Dail said SPS University was created to address a decline in the number of teachers applying to work at Sterling schools.

Candidates for Joliet Public Schools District 86's Board of School Inspectors spoke to the public Wednesday at a candidate forum at the Joliet Public Library.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon March 11 at Lambs Farm Magnolia Cafe and Bakery in Libertyville.

As of 2024, according to the Illinois Report Card, 6.4 percent of teachers in the state were Black, with African American men making up less than half of that number

Joliet Public Schools District 86's Forest Park I.E. has been named a state-level School of Character by Character.org.

Because of the expected winter storm forecast for northern Illinois, some Will County school districts are opting for virtually with e-learning on Wednesday.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Feb. 11 at Lambs Farm restaurant in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

Extreme cold forces Joliet schools to go to e-learning Tuesday as wind chills expected to reach 25 to 30 below zero

Joliet Township High School Central campus held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday for its new culinary arts rooms ready just in time for when school resumes Wednesday.

Lockport Township High School is one of the only schools in Illinois that offers a Japanese foreign language program, and it is thriving.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Dec. 10 at Lambs Farm restaurant in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Nov. 12 at Lambs Farm restaurant in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

The Great Teachers Award has recognized 425 Joliet-area educators since its inception in 2008.

Rich Goberville, a songwriter and a longtime Joliet Central High School physics teacher, said approximately 20 people helped create the companion music video – including Joliet Central alumni.

Two high schools in Lockport were placed on lockdown Friday as police investigated a threat that was deemed unfounded.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Oct. 8 at Dover Straits restaurant, 890 E. U.S. Highway 45, Mundelein.

To combat an ongoing teacher shortage, Illinois has passed a bill which will allow for greater flexibility in when teaching candidates can take subject area certification exams.

Jason L. Endress, 45, was sentenced to four years probation with special conditions after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse that prosecutors said stemmed from a 2004 incident when he was a director at Camp Lowden, a Boy Scout camp east of Oregon.

Central Elementary School in Plainfield is one of three schools in Illinois recognized as a Promising Practices Professional Learning Community by Work Solution Tree.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 recognized those employees who have served from 5 to 35 years

Joliet Township High School District recognized 25 faculty members for achieving tenure status at the Aug. 20 school board meeting.

A.O. Marshall Elementary School teacher Maida Cornelio-Sauseda was presented with the Chicago Bears Classroom Legends award on Aug. 27.

The Joliet facility is one of more than 120 such centers in the country that provide training for specific careers in a dormitory setting for students with low-income backgrounds.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Sept. 10 at the Lambs Farm restaurant in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94

Joliet Public Schools District 86 recently welcomed more than 70 n new employees for the 2024-25 school year.

Students can bring cell phones to most DuPage County schools, but district policies prohibit them from using them during the school day

As restrictions in cellphone use increase across the US, local educators discuss what has been done and what could be done in the future to keep the students focused in the classroom.

Lockport Township High School District 205 is hosting a celebratory reception at 8 a.m. on Friday, to rededicate Central High School after it was closed for 10 months.

The Lake County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon Aug. 13 at the Lambs Farm restaurant in Libertyville, located at the junction of Route 176 and Interstate 94.

Two area students were chosen for Lake County Retired Teachers Association scholarships.

The Batavia School District 101 Board voted to approve a strategic plan, outlining the district’s priorities over the next five years on Tuesday, June 25.

Oswego School District 308 on June 11 held its first Annual SD 308 District Dialogue: CommUNITY in Education event at Oswego High School.

Retired teachers in the Aurora area donated 55 friendship blankets to nursing homes as a part of their Friendship Blanket program.

The Lockport Police were called to Saints Dennis and Joseph Catholic Academy Tuesday to remove multiple teachers and their family members from the building at the request of the school's principal. The teachers want want answers from Diocese of Joliet.

Anna Mudroch, associate director of bands, was selected as this year’s recipient of the William and Mildred Jackson Teacher Recognition Award, and bus driver first Robert Friebel was given the Golden Key Award.

Teachers, staff and community members are expected to wear red and pack tonight’s Batavia District 101 school board meeting at 7 p.m. at Batavia High School, 1201 Main St.

The Illinois House approved a bill Tuesday to allow student teachers to receive stipends while earning their education degree, even though the money needed to fund those stipends is unlikely to be included in next year’s budget.