Trustees Name Kuberski Next Highland Community College President
Kuberski started at Highland in 2015 as the executive vice president, where she provides leadership to the administrative team under the direction of the president.
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EDUCATION
School closures meant 200K child mistreatment allegations went unreported in March and April, researchers estimate
It’s unlikely the declines are due to less actual maltreatment, especially since this is a time of heightened stress for many people, experts say.
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Freeport High School Names Thedford (Tee Jay) Jackson New Head Boys’ Basketball Coach
Jackson spent most of his professional career overseas where he played for Country Austria before settling down in Freeport, where he has lived for over 27 years with his wife, Carmela, owner of Twice As Nice.
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Say Hello To The First Highland Industrial Training Degree Graduate
“Highland had the right fit for what I was looking for in my studies to earn a degree and become a success,” Bryce Rives said.
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Poll: 40 percent of Americans more likely to home-school, enroll children in virtual schools after lockdown
Before the coronavirus shutdown, roughly 4 percent of K-12 students were in home education settings.
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Orangeville High School Senior Class of 2020 Being Honored May 22
A Class of 2020 Car Parade is being planned for Friday, May 22 in Orangeville.
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Pritzker Says He Wants To See Schools Open In The Fall
Earlier on Friday, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she was determined to see schools in Chicago reopen in the fall.
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Highland Board Moves Forward with President Transition
Tim Hood, the current president, retires June 30.
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Illinois schools could be on again, off again for COVID-19 next school year, state chief says
There may be intermittent closings next year until we have a vaccine and this coronavirus is fully under control,” state Superintendent Carmen Ayala said.
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Even before federal COVID-19 rescue checks arrive, Illinois schools spend tens of millions on technology
Parents and others are calling on districts to be more transparent about their spending decisions and enlist public input.
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Voluntary or mandatory? Remote or in person? Districts grapple with summer school logistics, equity questions
Originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Reprinted with permission.
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National Prevention Week Gets Social for 2020
Observed each year by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and FHN.
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Highland Changes Pre-Summer Session
“We have nursing students that need labs to finish their degrees. By adjusting our course offerings, they can complete their requirements, and hopefully, graduate on time.”
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Returning to school buildings in the fall will be complicated. In some places, it’s far from clear it will happen.
When school buildings started to close due to the coronavirus, many teachers and parents thought the disruption would last a few weeks.
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Study Finds Historic Drop in National Reading and Math Scores Since Adoption of Common Core Curriculum Standards
Ten years of Common Core have been a disaster showing decline in most cases at nearly the same rate as they were previously improving.
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