2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (857+ words) Do Illinois high schoolers have what it takes to solve real-world problems? A group of students had months to research food system issues and find a solution as part of Northern Illinois University's first-ever "Innovation Challenge." We're one hour from…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (62+ words) Week of the Young Child Family Fun Fair'Northern Public Radio Week of the Young Child Family Fun Fair Come one, come all to the Week of the Young Child Free Family Fun Fair! It's an exciting morning of child-centered activities,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (330+ words) Youth, ages 8 through 14, are invited to a hybrid community book club that brings readers together to explore the American Revolution through shared reading, conversation, and film. Each month, participants will watch a preview from the PBS documentary The American Revolution…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (226+ words) On a new Teachers" Lounge, it"s Dr. Jon Lanning! He teaches social studies and psychology at Morris Community High School. Dr. Lanning is not afraid to hold his students to a standard of excellence; to push them to do…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (331+ words) A condition that you have likely seen, but aren't aware of, is mural dyslexia. Mural dyslexia: failure to read the writing on the wall. I am frequently reminded of this condition, especially when I ... Perspective: 'Mural dyslexia' and the pursuit…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (144+ words) Perspectives: The kids are alright'Northern Public Radio Perspectives: The kids are alright I see evidence of this in my history classes every day. Initially, students look puzzled when I proclaim, with all due grandiosity, "I am the enemy of the…...

3+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (620+ words) Vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unexpectedly postponed controversial votes Thursday on changes to the current recommendation of universally immunizing newborns against hepatitis B. Confusion and disagreement over the language of the votes led the Advisory Committee…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (66+ words) NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dr. James Campbell, an expert on childhood infectious diseases, about the CDC's new messaging on the relationship between vaccines and autism. Pediatrician weighs in on CDC's new vaccine guidance and what it means for parents…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (65+ words) Harvard University officials have recently raised the alarm on grade inflation. More than 60% of grades awarded to students have been A's. That's up 25% from two decades ago. Are college students getting too many A's? Harvard University officials have recently raised…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (845+ words) SPRINGFIELD " University students and faculty urged the Illinois Board of Higher Education to press Gov. JB Pritzker to release more than $29 million in funding for state colleges and universities that state lawmakers approved this year but the Pritzker administration is…...