Eric Ferkenhoff

Using one technology to raise money for another, the parent-teacher group at Gemini Junior High is selling cut-rate phone cards to help buy new computers for the Niles-based school. East...

Jazz musicians at Gemini Junior High snagged top honors in the Chicago Area Jazz Festival, taking home two trophies and a host of individual awards as a first-time entrant. The...

Judging from recent math and reading scores, it appears that Illinois' teachers have a tough enough task getting their students to master the three R's. Yet as the public becomes...

Park Ridge-Niles District 64 has approved $430,000 in contracts to wire two schools for the Internet and equip three schools with new electricayl equipment. District 64 has invested heavily in...

In a surprise decision, Iroquois Community School Principal Thomas Ray has decided to resign his post and return to teaching in the fall. Ray's decision, which he announced to the...

Maine Township District 207 will hold its biannual career fair Tuesday night, drawing professionals from a long list of industries to discuss career opportunities with high school and middle school...

Iroquois Community School, which is home to Des Plaines District 62's controversial year-round program, is hosting an evening information and registration meeting for interested parents Tuesday. Iroquois Principal Thomas Ray...

After two years on the job, Jerry Hawver, assistant superintendent for Park Ridge-Niles District 64, is resigning his post overseeing curriculum and instruction to pursue a career in higher education....

A new addition and tattered cabinets at Gemini Junior High will push new-furniture costs in East Maine District 63 to nearly $70,000 for the 1998-99 school year, officials said, more...

Des Plaines District 62 has begun negotiations with its staff of teacher assistants, the last in a series of contract negotiations this year. Neither side has set a timetable for...