Schools

(THE CENTER SQUARE) -- More failing grades are going out on report cards this semester as students – and their families – struggle with remote learning amid the pandemic. School districts across the country have reported the number of…

ROCKFORD -- Rockford Public School District 205 is moving to remote-only learning beginning Monday, Nov. 30, in response to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. The district will resume its hybrid model of in-person and remote learning when…

WESTMONT, Ill. -- The president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers is calling on school districts across the state to suspend in-person learning amid the current wave of coronavirus infections. “Last week, Illinois officials reported…

ROCKFORD -- Rockford Public School District 205 board member Anthony Dixon submitted his resignation effective Saturday, Oct. 31. Dixon shared his letter with board and administration Tuesday, Oct. 27. He has represented Subdistrict A…

CHICAGO -- An infectious disease professor says he gives Illinois schools one week before they close because of COVID-19. Dr. Robert Murphy, an infectious disease professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and the…

ROCKFORD - The Rock Valley College Board of Trustees, on Thursday, appointed Dr. Howard J. Spearman as the school's next president. The announcement comes after a 7-0 vote that followed a weekslong national search. Spearman is Rock…

SPRINGFIELD - Representatives of the state's two largest teachers unions say their organizations will take any action necessary--including a strike-- if districts do not reopen safely, in accordance with state and federal guidelines. “We…

MACHESNEY PARK - Harlem School District 122 released its back-to-school plan for the upcoming academic year amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The plan offers in-person and remote learning and was drafted with guidance from the…

WESTMONT, Ill. - Illinois’ school-age kids are weeks from returning for the fall semester and the state’s teacher unions are not on the same page about whether school districts should open for in-person instruction or online-only education.…

ROCKFORD - Rockford families will have a choice between in-person or remote learning for 2020-21 academic year, district officials announced Thursday. Students who chose in-person instruction, classes will be conducted within health and…