RESTON, VA — Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra (D-Reston) was elected in November to succeed Reston’s long-time delegate Ken Plum. As of Saturday, the freshman lawmaker already had four bills passed in the Virginia House of Delegates. “Two are related to education,” she told Patch on Saturday. “One specifically trying to make sure our services to homeless … Continue reading "4 Bills Backed By Reston's New Legislator Passed By House Of Delegates"

EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern University faces a new controversy stemming from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as students and faculty protest the prosecution of a pair of students who created a parody of its student newspaper. On Oct. 25, fake front pages of the Daily Northwestern were distributed to dozens of buildings around the university’s Evanston campus, … Continue reading "Criminal Charges Over Parody Northwestern Newspaper Spark Outrage"

LA GRANGE, IL – Since fall 2021, Lyons Township High School has assigned laptop computers to every student. Asked about the frequency of “hiccups” with the Chromebook program, school official Scott Eggerding told school board members Monday, “Fewer than I thought there would be.” Board member Jill Beda Daniels said she worried about families who … Continue reading "Few 'Hiccups' With Lyons Township High Computers"