The vote came after an online petition against any new math materials was circulated among current third grade parents, several of whom spoke out during public comment.
Hollywood funny man Matt Walsh was one of two inductees in 2012.
About 8,000 students nationwide earned the award, including 108 from Illinois.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 was among the 78 Illinois school districts to receive the award.
Nazareth Academy's female students celebrated Women's History Month on Friday by going without make-up to prove that they're 'More than a Pretty Face.'
The prom, in its second year, gives teens with special needs throughout the area a night to call their own.
There will be no after-school activities or athletic events Tuesday, an alert from the high school administration reads.
The agreement that will take the two sides through the 2014-15 school year was approved at the board's Dec. 18 meeting.
Victor Simon comes to Gower from Chicago Public Schools, where he is currently the chief of schools for the Pershing Elementary School Network.
Prestigious award given to students who rank in top 10 percent of state high school students
Board President Dennis Brennan and board members Kay Gallo and DeeDee Gorgol say they will seek re-election in April; Dianne Barrett undecided
Both the Gower Education Association and the board must vote to approve what the board president told The Doings is indeed a tentative deal before it's made official.
The amount the district actually gets permission to collect next spring will likely be significantly lower once the district's total EAV and new construction numbers are known.
The District 181 Board of Education voted to approve a two-year extension of Superintendent Renée Schuster's contract, but two board members raised concerns and voted against it.
The Chicago Sun-Times this week ranked their Top 50 high schools, as well as elementary and middle schools, and local schools had a strong presence.
Deanna Crouchelli, a junior at Nazareth Academy, dances for the Wesoly Lud Polish Folk Dance Company, the representative dance ensemble of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.
Though the number of 2012 graduates who took an AP course in their high school career was down from 2011, the number of total tests taken by the class of 2012 was up.
Local students earn honors for spring 2010.
Although the IHSA suspended Whitney Young's coach for a practice held at BRMS, there was no evidence that any individual recruiting occurred.
The Illinois High School Association is investigating a Whitney Young High School basketball practice held at Burr Ridge Middle School.
Girls in middle school will have the chance to learn about science and engineering at Argonne National Lab in February.
Former students nominate 38-year teaching veteran.
Fourth grader Greg W. from Trinity Lutheran School shares a memory from his summer vacation.
Gower Middle School and Jefferson Jr. High girls volleyball teams raise money for breast cancer.