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NW Indiana school district halts bus services for elementary schools due to budget shortfalls
HAMMOND, Ind. — Declining enrollment and budget deficits are forcing difficult decisions to be made for a Hammond, Indiana elementary school district, with bus transportation for students being among the services on the chopping block less than a week before school is set to begin. In an email shared with WGN News by parents with […]
School City of Hammond significantly cuts elementary school bus transportation
School City of Hammond starts the school year Monday with sharp cuts to bus transportation. The district says there will be no buses to most elementary schools this year, due to cost cutting. In December, the Hammond School Board narrowly approved a measure giving the district the option to end...
West40’s annual Backpack Giveback set for Saturday
West40 is partnering with a local community college to ensure local students can head back to school with the supplies they need. Morton College, Cicero, and West40 Intermediate Service Center #2, a nonprofit intermediate service center serving 38 school districts and three co-ops in West Cook County, will be distributing free backpacks and school supplies at their annual Backpack Giveback and Resource Fair.
Seventy youth graduate from Forest Preserve Experience with practical skills, leadership experience
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (August 9, 2024) – A summer of learning, outdoor exploration, and service culminated in a graduation ceremony for 70 Cook County youth at South Suburban College in South Holland. For five weeks this summer, young people ages 14-19 who live in households that receive services from...
District 215 celebrates Future Teachers at 2024 Summer Academy closing ceremony
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (August 7, 2024) – The educators of tomorrow continue to be molded in Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215, and they were on full display at a closing ceremony for the annual Future Teachers Summer Academy. The celebration was held on Aug. 1 at the district’s Center for Academics and Technology.
Agenda: District 171 School Board meeting – 8/12/24
Monday, August 12, 6:30 p.m. The Sunnybrook School District 171 Board of Education will hold their regular meeting at Heritage Middle School, 19266 Burnham Avenue in Lansing on Monday, August 12, 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Agenda. Call to Order. Pledge of Allegiance. The mission of Sunnybrook...
Richards High School begins new year with new principal
Dr. MaLinda Majoch began her career with Community High School District 218 over a decade ago. Her venture began in August of 2003 when she took on a role as a Social Worker at Richards High School, 10601 Central Ave., Oak Lawn. She then moved on to be the Small Learning Community Facilitator at Richards in 2009, the Assistant Principal at Richards in 2009, the Associate Principal at Richards in 2012, the Associate Principal at Shepard in 2014, the Community High School District 218 (CHSD 218) Director of Grants and Community Engagement in 2015 and the Associate Principal at Eisenhower in 2017.
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