Dave Gathman

Elgin School District U46 recently received national notice for expelling or suspending fewer students. Almost every school in the district has some kind of positive-behavior reinforcement program. But bullying is...

When Phil Costello, Cody Holt and Jeannette Ward were elected to the board of Elgin School District U46 in April, they ran on a platform of cutting taxes and spending....

They range in age from the early 20s to at least 60. Their career goals vary from cooking in a hauet-cuisine restaurant to directing Hollywood movies to driving the beat...

Abbott Middle School in Elgin has the smallest enrollment (500) and the oldest building (83 years old) of the eight middle schools in School District U46. But Abbott's sports activities...

Having Tony Sanders as the chief executive officer in Elgin School District U46 was to be a temporary arrangement, just until the U46 board could go through the lengthy, laborious...

The cost of operating school buses in Elgin School District U46 is increasing because of harsh winters and an increase in the number of special-education students, according to a report...

The Boy Scouts of America announced its decision last week to allow gay leaders, although the new policy gives the final decision to local churches that sponsor Scout troops. The...

"Turn the wheel to the right until you bump the curb," truck-driving teacher Don Anderson told Dr. David Sam as the Elgin Community College president sat behind the wheel of...