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Cole Rogerson works on a graphic organizer during a seventh-grade English language arts class on Sept. 25, 2026, at Hinckley Big-Rock Middle School in Big Rock. The school banned cellphones and aims for their students to do more work on paper. (Dominic Di Palermo/for the Aurora Beacon-News)

In the age of AI and social media, one west suburban school district goes analog

By Molly Morrow

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

After instituting a cellphone ban two years ago, Hinckley-Big Rock School District 429 has now...

The East Aurora School District Administrative Center is at 310 Seminary Ave. in Aurora. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Fewer than half of East Aurora elementary and middle school students on track in reading and math, data shows

By Molly Morrow

October 11, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

The district says it's taking steps to address gaps in student readiness like offering professional...

Chicago school board incumbent Karen Zaccor District 4A, left, with challengers Ellen Sherratt, center, and Angel Alvarez respond to a questions during a forum in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, Oct. 5, 2026. (Nate Swanson/for the baiduhai)

A North Side race tests competing visions for Chicago’s new elected school board

By Kate Armanini

October 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Two North Side candidates are in a race that has become a microcosm of a...

Shavon Brewer, who teaches 5th grade at Northwest Elementary School in Evergreen Park, discusses math concepts with students. She's one of two south suburban teachers who are finalists for Golden Apple awards for Excellence in Teaching. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Two Southland teachers are finalists for Golden Apple awards

By Janice Neumann

April 21, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

Teachers at Madison School in South Holland and Northwest School in Evergreen Park were nominated...

Bradshaw: AI can assist kids with questions, storytelling

By Gerald Bradshaw

March 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

What makes AI uniquely suited to five-year-olds isn’t its intelligence — it’s its patience, its...

Andrew High School senior Mark Zawada, left, and junior Christian Escalona backflip into a pool during the school’s annual Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois on Wednesday in Tinley Park. (Troy Stolt/Daily Southtown)

‘Coldest plunge yet’ as Andrew students, staff raise $35K for Special Olympics

By Addison Wright

March 12, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

Students and staff took turns jumping in the cold pool at Andrew High School's fifth annual...

The Niles Township High School District 219 Board of Education on May 6, 2023. From left to right: Amber Wood, Nour Akhras, Ken Durr, Lindley Wisnewski, David Ko, Kandice Cooley and Celia Stennett. (Niles Township High School District 219)

Skokie high school district tried to oust a Board member for non-attendance and got denied

By Claire Murphy

March 12, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Niles Township High School D219 moved to censure Board Member David Ko for not attending...

Gary Community School Corp. Superintendent Yvonne Stokes speaks at the 2025 UNCF Mayor's Breakfast on March 11, 2026 at the Gary Career Center. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary leaders say education is priority at mayor’s UNCF breakfast

By Maya Wilkins

March 13, 2026 at 12:08 p.m.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton hosted Northwest Indiana's UNCF Mayor's Breakfast at the Gary Career Center...

Police arrive outside Old Dominion University's campus after reports of an active shooter on Thursday, March 12, 2026 in Norfolk, Va. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed gunman who fatally shot 1 person and wounded 2 others

By Jonathan Mattise

March 12, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

The suspect who killed one person and injured two others at Old Dominion University has...

Indiana first lady Maureen Braun reads a book for children at the Gary Public Library in Gary, Indiana, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Braun’s visit was to promote the Dolly Parton Imagination Library in Gary. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana first lady Maureen Braun tells supporters Imagination Library effort nearing goal

By Carole Carlson

March 12, 2026 at 1:35 p.m.

Indiana first lady Maureen Braun said she’s close to a fundraising goal for the state’s...

Tangi Reynolds with her 8-year-old son at their apartment in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, Feb. 19, 2026. Reynolds said her son was physically assaulted by a teacher's aide at Parker Elementary School in November, leaving him with damage to his neck and spine. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Mom of 8-year-old allegedly injured by CPS aide speaks out, claims harm was preventable

By Hope Moses

March 12, 2026 at 9:01 p.m.

The mother of a Chicago Public Schools student injured after a teacher's aide allegedly put...

Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (ISNA via AP)

US at fault in strike on school in Iran, preliminary inquiry says

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

March 11, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Striking a school full of children is sure to be recorded as one of the...

People walk on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston on March 31, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Northwestern to offer artificial intelligence major next academic year

By Hope Moses

March 11, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

Northwestern University will add an AI major to its course offerings at the start of...