Education – Page 9 –

Harper Dempsey, left, and Emma Jorgenson head to Mass at Marmion Academy on Pajama Day during Homecoming Week at the Aurora school, Sept. 23, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Aurora’s Marmion Academy tackles a new year, its first as a co-ed school

By Molly Morrow

October 6, 2026 at 2:17 p.m.

After almost a century in Aurora, this school year is Marmion’s first educating girls.

New graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Ma 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Student loan borrowers have until the end of 2026 to reduce their interest rate. Here’s what to know.

By Adriana Morga

October 6, 2026 at 12:33 p.m.

Student loan borrowers now have until the end of 2026 to enroll in auto pay...

St. Paul Catholic School students dance in the gymnasium during an assembly to celebrate their selection as a State of Indiana Blue Ribbon School Monday, October 5, 2026, in Valparaiso, Indiana. The school was also named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2022. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

St. Paul and Memorial in Valparaiso named Blue Ribbon schools

By Carole Carlson

October 6, 2026 at 2:17 p.m.

Two local schools, both in Valparaiso, have received the Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools designation, Gov....

Students walk out of Lincoln-Way East High School to protest recent racist incidents at sporting events, Sept. 9, 2026, in Frankfort. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lincoln-Way East students walk out in protest of recent racist taunting

By Olivia Stevens

September 9, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

About 50 Lincoln-Way East High School students walked out of class to protest racism following...

Deniece Rogers, left, who recently received her doctorate degree from DePaul University, talks to Natalie Hall at an event at the Bridgeport Art Center on Aug. 12, 2026. Hall graduated at the same time as Rogers with a master’s in bilingual-bicultural education. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Chicago woman shows it’s never too late to reach a goal, especially when it comes to education

By Darcel Rockett

September 9, 2026 at 6:04 a.m.

At 75, Deniece Rogers of the Near North Side earned her Doctorate of Philosophy in...

Roushaunda Williams, a member of UNITE HERE Local 1 representing lunchroom workers, speaks at a press conference outside the headquarters of Chicago Public Schools on Sept. 8, 2026, announcing the launch of their “Lunchroom Pledge” for upcoming school board candidates to sign. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

As contract talks stall, CPS lunch workers unveil pledge for school board candidates

By Kate Armanini

September 8, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

UNITE Here Local 1’s pledge asks Chicago Board of Education hopefuls to stop eliminating vacant...

Fashion & Interior Design students Aniya Jackson, left, and Addison Mackey show off dresses donated to Charger’s Closet at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School in Palos Hills. The periwinkle dress was owned by the sister of PE teacher Morgan Moran. All gently used clothing is accepted, but formal wear and accessories sought now for homecoming, which is Sept. 19. (Amos Alonzo Stagg High School)

Stagg High School’s ‘closet’ offers students free clothes, service hours

By Melinda Moore

September 8, 2026 at 1:28 p.m.

Charger’s Closet at Stagg High School is a place to exchange clothing, and a way...

The football stadium at Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort on Sept. 3, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Daily Southtown)

Homewood-Flossmoor High School accuses Lincoln-Way East girls cross country team and coach of racist taunts

By Olivia Stevens

September 8, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

Homewood-Flossmoor District 233 says Lincoln-Way East cross country students and a coach engaged in racist...

Karla Leon stands in front of a mural about immigrants obtaining access to higher education on the UIC Latino Cultural Center at the University of Illinois Chicago campus, Aug. 31, 2026. Leon is an undocumented senior at UIC majoring in accounting. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Knowledge is free’: Students without permanent legal status navigate Illinois in-state tuition changes

By Kate Perez

September 8, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights estimates that 7,000 to 10,000 students across...

Lake Forest College is seeing the largest incoming class in its 169-year history. (File photo)

Lake Forest College sees new academic year start with largest incoming class in its history

By Andis Robeznieks

September 7, 2026 at 6:22 a.m.

There's a good reason for why Lake Forest College's 107-acre campus seems a bit more...

‘The best part of my job’: Boeing workers give school supplies to 150 kids at Boys & Girls Club

By Doug Ross

September 6, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Bernice Billups was trying to explain what she gets out of handing out free school...

Lincoln-Way East High School in Frankfort on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Daily Southtown)

Lincoln-Way East students removed from Homewood-Flossmoor football game for alleged ‘racist harassment’

By Allison Kiehl

September 6, 2026 at 7:29 a.m.

Five Lincoln-Way East students were removed from a football game Friday for allegedly conducting "racist...

Julie Wendorf, director of the Crown Point Community Library, is shown at the library on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Local libraries are sounding the alarm that the E-Rate program may face cuts or effectively end funding under a recent federal proposal. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)

Local libraries: Free internet could be hampered by proposed federal cuts

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 5, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

When Northwest Indiana residents faced extensive power outages last month after a tornado and derecho,...