Education

SYCAMORE – Ellen Jane Peterson had trouble reading the pizza toppings on the menu at the restaurant.

DeKALB – Principals for DeKalb High School and Malta Elementary School will leave their positions for administrative roles.

DeKALB – After spending more than three decades at the helm of the Office of Student Conduct at Northern Illinois University, Larry Bolles hopes he left one lasting legacy.

DeKALB – Saturday’s commencement ceremony didn’t feel real to Brian Kissane.

SHABBONA – Loud, obnoxious and troublemakers.

DeKALB – A free community screening of the movie “Bully” has been scheduled for Tuesday evening.

SYCAMORE – As students prepare for summer break, Wayne Riesen is realizing his break will not come to an end this time.

SYCAMORE – A bug is coming to Sycamore Middle School, and administrators could not be happier.

DeKALB – Derryl Block has been appointed the dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University.

DeKALB – Northern Illinois University officials plan to implement a second-year residency requirement for students.

DeKALB – Incoming freshmen at Northern Illinois University will face a 4.75 percent tuition hike in the fall.

Major construction projects – including a modern residence hall and new student center – will continue this summer at DeKalb County’s two higher learning institutions.

GENOA – The Genoa-Kingston School District 424 Board on Tuesday continued discussions on outsourcing and cost containment during a Committee of the Whole meeting.

A Northern Illinois University administrator will be the next president of West Virginia State University.

SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois college-tuition investment program was beset by shoddy management, including possible conflicts of interest by top officials, as it went underfunded and administrative costs tripled, according to an audit released Wednesday.