Education – Page 32 –

Passengers board a Pace bus as a CTA Green Line train pulls in near the intersection of Harlem and South Boulevard in Oak Park, Friday, June 20, 2025. Students at Oak Park and River Forest High School who don't have a ride to school will have to continue to rely on public transportation after the School District 200 board renewed an expeption from a rule requiring them to provide school bus services. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Despite petition, Oak Park and River Forest High School renews school bus exemption

By Cam'ron Hardy

October 9, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

School buses are too expensive, board tells Oak Park and River Forest High students who...

Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, of Chicago, helps block the wind as organizer Idgie Kelley lights candles during a solidarity event for survivors of sexual assault at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 8, 2026. Kelley, of Griffith, said 185 candles were lit to represent reports of sexual assault from the top five Indiana universities in 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 4:18 p.m.

There were no megaphones, no marches, no speeches -- just tealight candles on two tables,...

Lincoln Park High School students walk out in support of "Jane Doe" and survivors of sexual violence on the “National Day of Action” on Oct. 8 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘We need to be speaking out’: High school, college students across Illinois protest sexual violence

By Kate Perez

October 9, 2026 at 9:08 a.m.

Students across Chicago and the state walked out of class, demonstrated, and advocated for the...

Attorney Ed Mullen speaks in support of dual-circulation cases allowing candidates to remain on the ballot, during a Chicago Board of Elections meeting on June 30, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Chicago Board of Elections says circulation rule doesn’t apply to school board

By Kate Armanini

June 30, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

The Chicago Board of Elections ruled Tuesday that school board candidates can't be disqualified simply...

Kathleen Odell, vice president of the Oak Park and River Forest District 200 Board of Education, speaks during a board meeting on Thursday, June 25, where officials moved forward with Act 3 of its multiyear school improvement project. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park and River Forest District 200 moves forward with Act 3 project

By Cam'ron Hardy

June 29, 2026 at 5:02 p.m.

Oak Park and River Forest High School approved the scope for what it calls Act...

Lake Forest resident Mark Pickett has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Lake Forest District 67 school board. (Courtesy of Mark Pickett)

Lake Forest School District 67 school board appoints new member to fill vacancy

By Daniel I. Dorfman

July 1, 2026 at 9:42 a.m.

The Lake Forest District 67 school board has selected resident Mark Pickett to fill a...

Jordan Lee, center, holds her trophies as she gathers with her fellow Southland College Prep students who qualified for the 2026 National Speech and Debate Tournament during the event in June in Richmond, Virginia. (Southland College Prep Charter High School)

Southland College Prep Charter High School graduate earns hardware at national speech finals

By Evy Lewis

June 29, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Southland College Prep Charter High School graduate Jordan Lee placed in two categories at this...

Gary Sgt. Del Flores, Senior Crime Scene Investigator, (right) and Lt. Greg Wolf, CSI Investigator Supervisor, (left) describe a crime scene to students at Indiana University Northwest's Forensic Investigation Summer Camp for high schoolers on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

IUN campers solve GPD mock crime scene at forensics camp

By Maya Wilkins

June 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

Bella Bennett traveled from Bloomington to Gary for Indiana University Northwest’s forensic investigation camp. And...

Nina Shoman-Dajani, who was recently awarded the Trailblazer Award by the Muslim Bar Association of Chicago, speaks at the 2026 Moraine Valley Community College High School Equivalency graduation ceremony. (Moraine Valley Community College)

Moraine Valley educator lauded with Trailblazer Award from Muslim Bar Association

By Janice Neumann

June 26, 2026 at 5:16 a.m.

Moraine Valley Community College dean Nina-Shoman Dajani was presented the Trailblazer Award from the Muslim...

Arrita Sanchez, a social studies teacher at Orr Academy High School, talks in a small group as people gather on June 23, 2026, at Westinghouse College Prep for a forum on the Chicago Public Schools budget for the upcoming school year. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

CPS officials aim for swift budget approval amid $700 million deficit

By Kate Perez

June 26, 2026 at 3:03 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools officials aim to have the school year budget approved by the end...

The Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center, one of Evanston-Skokie District 65's schools, pictured in February 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Federal judge rules part of a discrimination lawsuit against Evanston-Skokie District 65 may advance

By Claire Murphy

June 25, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

Parts of a discrimination lawsuit raised against Evanston-Skokie School District 65 can advance, a U.S....

A strip of businesses along Lake Street in Oak Park on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. The village of Oak Park and Triton College are collaborating to launch a four-series masterclass program for Oak Park frontline employees. (Cam'ron Hardy/Pioneer Press)

Oak Park, Triton College launch free masterclass for workers who interact with customers

By Cam'ron Hardy

June 25, 2026 at 6:40 p.m.

The masterclass will be four sessions for four weeks and is expected to help enhance...

The 2026 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award winners and honorees are books recognized by the Jane Addams Peace Association and include "The History of We" by Nikkolas Smith (Kokila); "A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Robert Alvarez" by María Dolores Águila (Roaring Brook Press); "A Place for Us: A Story in Pictures" by James Ransome (Nancy Paulsen Books); "How The Word Is Passed: Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America" by Clint Smith, adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul (Little Brown Books for Young Readers); "The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze" by Derrick Barnes (Viking); and "A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa" by Caroline McAlister (Roaring Brook Press).

Stories of resistance and resilience are the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award winners

By Darcel Rockett

June 24, 2026 at 11:51 a.m.

The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award recognizes outstanding children’s books that promote peace, social justice,...