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New bids to be sought for Villa school Higher than expected proposals will force the Rock Island-Milan School District officials to rebid construction of a new math and science magnet school, according to district officials. Read more... Farewell, 'Old Fulton;' new school on way Community members, former faculty, parents and students on Thursday said good-bye to the original Fulton Elementary School, Tinley Park's oldest grade school. Read more... District 7 previews new, updated schools Elementary buildings near completion Read more... Dist. 204 looks to force family's hand in land buy Now the proud owner of 84.1 acres along Eola Road, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 no longer needs the 25-acre tract the district owns at the Brach-Brodie site. Read more... Students welcomed to new home Students on their way Monday morning to the first day of classes in the new high school were greeted by the words "God Bless WHS." It was a special message on the marquee of the First United Methodist Church on Kahler Road not far from the new sign on Wildcat Court that also welcomed students to their new home. Read more... First hurdle cleared for Metea Valley High One condition met. Two more to go before Indian Prairie Unit District 204 can move forward with their plans to build Metea Valley High School. Read more... Dist. 211 expected to lose students 11% enrollment drop expected over 8 years Read more... Bill would give Chicago more charter schools, others fewer Over Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey's objection, lawmakers are advancing a plan to limit the number of charter schools permitted in areas of Illinois other than Chicago. Read more... City to open 5 new magnet schools 'If you don't have good schools, families start leaving' Read more... Harlem School Board receives 52-page restructuring proposal Harlem School Board members got their first look at a high school improvement plan administrators hope will turn around subpar test scores. Read more... Barrington-area school district aims to make boundary shift easy for students School district redraws lines to ease crowding at Rose Elementary Read more... Batavia High expansion plan gets early nod Plans for additions to Batavia High School were given a thumbs-up by the Batavia plan commission Wednesday. Read more... District 204 sets new school borders The boundary proposals put forth by Indian Prairie Unit District 204 last week were supposed to stand the test of time. Read more... 3 new magnet schools on tap CPS | But one plan opposed by residents Read more... Dist. 300 looks at overcrowding The principals of crowded schools on the east side of Community Unit District 300 now have a say in how that crowding will be addressed. Read more... Too early for signup, but R.I. parents may start considering choices Rock Island school officials say it's not too early for parents to start thinking about what school their children will attend after the district builds a new building and closes some schools. Read more... Edison angst: Where should gifted kids go? The growing popularity of Chicago's Northwest Side public schools has turned tiny Edison Regional Gifted Center into a political battleground, pitting local residents against the parents of gifted kids. Read more... District 204 officially abandons the Brach-Brodie land in court Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officially has given up its pursuit of the Brach-Brodie property more than two years after it first filed suit to purchase the land. Read more... Metea step closer to reality With the land selected and boundary agreements being drafted, the fate of Indian Prairie School District 204's proposed Metea Valley High School now rests with the city of Aurora. Read more... Dist. 300 OKs new boundaries Separate proposals picked for high schools, middle schools Read more... D-300 ratifies borders District 300 school board President Joe Stevens said that no matter how the board voted on the new attendance boundaries, someone would be unhappy Read more... New Dist. 204 high school secures a home In a move described by one school board member as nothing short of a miracle, Metea Valley High School has a home in northern Aurora. Read more... Dist. 300 errs in boundary meeting notice When it came time to make perhaps the most important decision the Community Unit District 300 school board will face this year, some parents were left out. Read more... Plan: Children can stay at current school Current high school students and seventh-graders would be allowed to finish up their studies at their current building after the boundaries change this fall under the grandfathering policy that the District 300 school board discussed during the weekend. Read more... Flanagan schools proposing first 'hybrid' district If there is anything that Mike Friend believes in, it is in the Flanagan School District Read more... Brownstown, St. Elmo school districts move closer to possible merger Brownstown and St. Elmo could become one consolidated school district in 2009. Read more... Barrington area schools set meetings on plans to ease crowding Two forums and a public hearing are scheduled for next month as school board members in Barrington Community Unit District 220 begin considering proposals to ease crowding at some district elementary schools Read more... Dist. 204 chooses new Metea site Site along Eola Road will cost district about $16.5 million Read more... Four ways to redraw Dist. 220 maps As the process of elementary school redistricting in Barrington Area Unit District 220 moves forward, the decision on which students will be switching schools is now in the hands of school board members. Read more... Four ways to redraw Dist. 220 maps As the process of elementary school redistricting in Barrington Area Unit District 220 moves forward, the decision on which students will be switching schools is now in the hands of school board members. Read more... School boundary changes proposed for Barrington Community Unit District 220 District 220 school board to weigh several options in elementary pupil moves Read more... U-46 wants your input Residents can weigh in on superintendent search Read more... Dist. 220 boundary maps revealed After more than a year of work, the committee charged with trying to re-divide elementary school attendance boundaries in Barrington Area Unit District 220 has unveiled its final product. Read more... Board approves Manual proposal Setting budget first step in restructuring Read more... Glen Oak school site gets the nod Board members still have concerns but want to move forward Read more... Sign-up lines long for what may be final year for school choice Inside an uncomfortably warm and crowded Family Resource Center Monday morning, Dennie Davis sat down to pore over Rockford School District maps and reams of information. Read more... District 155 eyes fellow district's building Trustees have approved the zoning necessary to allow District 155 to move into District 26's administration building, but the deal between the two districts still is pending. Read more... O'Fallon breaks ground today for new high school building O'Fallon Township High School District #203 will break ground today for a $37.5 million Milburn Campus to help ease overcrowding at the existing high school. Read more... Belvidere sixth-graders will likely stay at middle schools District officials say they will continue to discuss options but changing schools 'is not an ideal situation for our kids.' Read more... Lockport High School faces crunch time Lockport Township High School Overcrowding now a 'crisis situation' Read more... Board approves plan to buy land for high school The DeKalb School District is one step closer to owning land for the potential site for a new high school Read more... More Chicago public schools underused chicago public schools Closure, consolidation possible Read more... School merger meetings set for Cornell, Flanagan districts Meetings this month and next will inform the public about the possible consolidation of the Cornell high school and Flanagan school districts Read more... School merger meetings set for Cornell, Flanagan districts Meetings this month and next will inform the public about the possible consolidation of the Cornell high school and Flanagan school districts Read more... School merger meetings set for Cornell, Flanagan districts Meetings this month and next will inform the public about the possible consolidation of the Cornell high school and Flanagan school districts Read more... Neighbors divided on Unit 5 school site Frank and Barbara Wieting, who have deep roots in the area where Unit 5 wants to build a new middle school on Bloomington's south edge, don't want the area developed and don't think they got enough notice of the plan. Read more... Dresser Road could be site for high school DeKalb board takes first step in buying of land near Katz Park Read more... More pupil shifts feared in Barrington-area schools Proposed changes to attendance boundaries in Barrington-area schools may have to be revised, potentially sending more pupils to other elementary schools next fall, officials said. Read more... New Prairie Hill school will be annexed by Roscoe The agreement will help with the district's water hookup, but not with its wastewater system. Read more... Dist. 220 parents still upset about boundary idea With elementary attendance boundaries in Barrington Area Unit District 220 set to be changed next year, a group of residents are speaking out against one of the possible proposals. Read more... Class sizes big factor in education equation half-day kindergarten class at District 300's Perry Elementary in Carpentersville has 32 students, nearly 11 students more than the state average, and more than some experts say should ever be in such a class. Read more... Housing boom cool off has District 301 delaying another bond referendum The children are coming, the children are coming. Read more... Dist. 220 school maps still in flux Committee watching enrollment numbers Read more... Dist. 211 continues makeover Expanding offices next on list Read more... Unit 5: SchoolReach alert program makes grade With 12,500 students, contacting parents on short notice can be a logistical headache for Unit 5 officials, especially in an emergency. Read more... Mobile classrooms recommended in D-50 A committee studying short-term solutions for Harvard District 50's space constraints recommended Wednesday that the school board buy 12 mobile classrooms for two elementary schools. Read more... Rockford school zone critics say plan may lead to segregation Public forums are planned before the School Board votes on neighborhood system. Read more... D-300 boundary maps get explored Hampshire High School's attendance boundary would creep east and Jacobs High School would take a small bite out of Dundee-Crown land under four new school boundary zones presented Wednesday night. Read more... Recalculation to impact local districts Local school districts are expected to have access to thousands of dollars in state aid now that lawmakers have approved a budget-implementation bill that would release the funds. Read more... Property owners to see lower tax than projected The Carroll High School expansion and renovations are expected to come in under budget, allowing Northwest Allen County Schools officials to enhance the project and lowering the tax burden for residents. Read more... Wooing Prairie Hill: Two towns duel for school A bidding war over the tiny Prairie Hill School District has brought a decades-old conflict to the surface in the northern suburbs. Read more... City, school district meet on building plan DeKalb stresses importance of open communication Read more... Batavia schools working on boundary plan The Batavia school district expects to have a boundary plan for its elementary schools in place by January or February of next year. While it doesn't necessarily mean that students will be moved next year, the district wants a boundary plan in place for the next... Read more... Positive changes unfolding for schools The makeup of Wauconda Community Unit School District 118's population is evolving. But that's no surprise, the board heard at its most recent committee of the whole meeting. Read more... Sycamore OKs bids for new school SYCAMORE - Builders can start moving dirt to make way for a new elementary school. The Sycamore School Board unanimously approved bids Tuesday to pay preliminary construction costs for the renovation of three existing elementary schools and the building of a new one at the Sycamore Creek subdivision at Plank and Lindgren roads. Read more... 19 new public schools wanted in next 2 years EDUCATION | Effort is part of city's Renaissance 2010 Chicago hopes to add 19 public schools in the next two years, including a school for the arts for gifted kids and three schools linked to area universities, Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan announced Tuesday. Read more... 'Cool' career fair returns to St. Charles Ashley and hundreds of other middle schoolers will get the chance to explore career ideas again Oct. 30, when the "Glimpse of the Future Career Night" returns to Wredling Middle School, 1200 Dunham Road. Read more... Why isn't school overcrowding being eased on both sides of the Fox? Community Unit District 300 is having some problems with crowded schools on the east side of the river in Carpentersville. This must have some District 300 voters scratching their heads. Those voters will end up paying roughly $300 million to pay back construction bonds for new schools... Read more... Schools seek February referendum High school students in Lockport are having class in the cafeteria, conference rooms, printing rooms and a book closet. Yes, a book closet. Read more... Dist. 300 schools on east side all filled up But officials say they can't afford additions Even though voters approved $185 million in construction bonds last year, two Community Unit District 300 schools are at capacity --and the situation is only expected to get worse... Read more... Dist. 204 land trial likely to start Monday Indian Prairie Unit District 204's court trial to acquire land for Metea Valley High School likely will stay in DuPage County and begin Monday as scheduled... Read more... Census data shows high birth rates fuel Latino growth This burgeoning family is symbolic of a rising demographic trend. According to information released Wednesday by the U.S. Census Bureau, the continuing growth of the Latino community in the Chicago area has more to do with high birth rates than with... Read more... DeKalb school focus meetings praised The focus groups are part of the board's strategy to keep the community informed about the need for additional money to alleviate overcrowding at district schools, particularly the high school. In order to place a construction referendum on the Feb. 5 general election ballot, the board needs... Read more... Dist. 204 land dispute heats up Owners, district argue value of property where district wants to build Real estate experts are now having their say in the ongoing legal battle between Indian Prairie Unit District 204 and the owners of the property where it wants to build... Read more... Forums focus on surge in students Highland Park area could add 200 kids A Highland Park school district that expects its enrollment to increase by at least 200 pupils from new military housing has asked residents to help decide how to handle the growth during a... Read more... SOUTHWEST SIDE | CPS addresses crowding About 37,000 Chicago Public Schools grammar students live on the Southwest Side. But the public schools only have room for... Read more... |
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