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A Rockford charity dedicated to providing free college to Rockford Public Schools students gets a big boost.
ORANGEVILLE (WREX) — Orangeville is a small school district, but they're facing a problem school districts of all sizes are looking according …
CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Clinic medical center advises that before kids jump on their bikes this summer, parents need to check their helmets.
OREGON (WREX) — The Oregon School Board made two big decisions at their meeting on Monday night.
ROCKFORD (WREX) — If you or someone you know needs helps providing meals for their kids this summer, The Community Action Agency of Winnebago …
On Thursday, STEAM Academy at Haskell will hold their end-of-the-year expo for 5th grade students to showcase STEAM learning projects to the public.
MOUNT MORRIS (WREX) — Friday marked the last day David L Rahn Middle school will serve the Mount Morris community as a school.
On Monday, the Harlem School Board voted to remove the book "Gender Queer" from the Harlem High School Library in a 5 to 2 vote.
RPS 205 says three bus routes will be canceled every day for most of the remaining school year, beginning Monday, May 16.
RPS 205 will make a big financial commitment to getting it's students ready for college.
Do Governor Pritzker's new education laws help get more substitute teachers into the classroom?
Do Pritzker's recent education laws actually address the statewide teacher shortage?
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton visited Northern Illinois University to attend listening sessions with students, staff, and administrator…
Residents in one neighborhood in the North West side of the city got those services on Friday at a work day and block party. It was hosted out…
ROCKFORD (WREX) -- A local high school has been named among the best high schools by U.S. News for 2022.
The expansion project provides 1,200 daily construction jobs for years to come and at the end will employ 200 operational workers.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed several education bills into law Wednesday, including raising the minimum wage for teachers and lowering re…
$250,000, the maximum award possible, will be going to a pedestrian and bicycle path along Rockton Rd. connecting residential areas to Whitman…
Preliminary data released today from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) shows that Illinois added 5,676 teachers to the profession i…
Dr. Cassandra Schug has been hired as the Superintendent of Schools beginning July 1, according to a release from the school district.
The Biden administration is planning to extend a pause on federal student loan repayments through August 31, according to an administration of…
HB 1167 requires school districts, public universities, and community colleges to pay educational support personnel and contractors during any…
House Bill 1167 restores sick days for vaccinated teachers who have had Covid-19 during the current school year.
The facility features state-of-the-art lab settings and collaborative classrooms for students going into manufacturing, computer science, or o…
A children's book about Jackie Robinson, the baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier, is under review by the School Di…
ENGAGING STUDENTS — The president of Northern Illinois University made a stop in Rockford on Wednesday. Why she says the campus has seen major…
Kimberly Radostits is referred to as Ms. Rad to everyone who knows and loves her. She's been teaching at OHS for 15 years and is currently tea…