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North Central College in Naperville marks 10 years of its Washington Internship Institute partnership, which has sent 23 students to intern in D.C. since 2016, with nearly half of them first-generation college students.
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Construction in the athletic lot at Naperville North High School has reduced senior parking to 333 spaces, about 20 fewer than last year, forcing lottery losers to street-park as early as 6:40 a.m. on nearby residential streets.
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Indian Prairie School District 204 will hold a Nov. 9 public hearing on a waiver application to charge families more than the $250 state cap for driver's education, covering five school years starting in 2027-28.
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Three Indian Prairie District 204 students from Still Middle School and White Eagle Elementary won first place in the 2026 World Robot Olympiad Robo Mission elementary division and will compete at the International Final in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dec. 8–10.
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Naperville mother Dakaria Robinson is among five DuPage County residents awarded a combined $35,000 in Community Services Block Grant Scholarships for 2026, with individual awards ranging from $5,000 to $10,000.
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Indian Prairie School District 204 approved a $476 million budget with a $5.8 million deficit, banking on referendum-linked savings, a consultant review of 200-plus initiatives and substitute pay cuts to balance the books by 2027-28.
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Indian Prairie School District 204 approved a $476.4 million budget for 2026-27 that carries a planned $5.8 million deficit, adding 15 special education positions while cutting 20 overall staff spots and tapping reserves to bridge the gap.
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Naperville Central High School replaced its student-driven homecoming court nominations with a staff-nomination process tied to the school's new Redhawk Core Values, drawing mixed reactions from seniors ahead of the Sept. 26 dance.
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North Central College earned a No. 18 ranking among private Midwest universities in the 2027 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, while also climbing in the Best Value category and holding a top-10 veterans ranking for a third straight year.
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Fifty-seven seniors at Naperville Central, Naperville North and Neuqua Valley have been named semifinalists in the 72nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program, placing them among less than 1 percent of the nation's test-takers.
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ALMAS Community and North Central College host a free panel on Wednesday, Sept. 23, where first-generation BIPOC students will share experiences navigating discrimination in schools, alongside mental health professionals and a community resource fair.
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Naperville District 203 reported 332 in-school suspensions in 2025-26, up from 249, with Black students suspended at far higher rates than white peers, and announced a new task force to address the disparities.
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