Aurora West

On a new Teachers’ Lounge podcast -- we all want to eat good food and we all want to live in a beautiful home. So, when you teach Food and interior design like Katey -- it’s not that hard to make the lessons feel relevant.

Students bring their voice to northern Illinois school boards."There're so many students who want to make change, and I just feel like they don't know where to start.”How can these students represent all students -- even the elementary schoolers? Learn more...

Another day of sweltering temperatures means another short school day for many students in northern Illinois. The National Weather Service predicts…