Education

May 18 2013 - 6:38am  |  Bill Smith

High school students in Evanston have a special opportunity this summer to get paid while they learn about business.

May 16 2013 - 2:11pm  |  Bill Smith

Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary's board has named Lallene J. Rector to be the school's next president

May 15 2013 - 2:23pm  |  Charles Bartling

For nine years now, a pair of peregrine falcons has established a nest each spring at the Evanston Public Library. This year they added four to the family, which you can watch live on FalconCam.

May 15 2013 - 7:03am  |  Northwestern News

The deposits are in, the commitments have been made and Northwestern University’s newly formed Class of 2017 set new records both for its academic strength and its racial and ethnic diversity.

May 15 2013 - 2:44am  |  Bill Smith

The Illinois Senate Tuesday approved a resolution co-sponsored by Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) to form an advisory committee to come up with a new model for funding education in the state.

May 14 2013 - 9:30pm  |  Ethical Humanis...

David Wokosin, chair of the Ethical Humanist Society's Environmental Footprint Committee and professor of physiology at Northwestern University, opens the summer season of member-led programs o

May 14 2013 - 3:42pm  |  Northwestern News

Northwestern University scientists have struck gold in the laboratory. They have discovered an inexpensive and environmentally benign method that uses simple cornstarch -- instead of cyanide -- to isolate gold from raw materials in a selective manner.

May 14 2013 - 2:33pm  |  Charles Bartling

Although it wasn’t on the agenda, the Finance Committee of the Evanston/Skokie District 65 School Board offered a glimmer of hope Monday night for advocates of getting rid of the prison-like gates that adorn the north side of Chute Middle School.

May 13 2013 - 9:14pm  |  Charles Bartling

The cost of medical insurance for the employees at Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is actually going down by three percent next year, according to chief financial officer Mary Brown.

May 13 2013 - 3:51pm  |  Bill Smith

Thirteen autonomous robots will go head-to-head Saturday as their student designers vie for a $1,000 cash first prize at the 22st annual Undergraduate Design Competition at the McCormick School of

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