(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - November 22, 2019) A special education administrator in North Shore School District 112 said Friday that any use of isolated time-out rooms and physical restraints in the school district has complied with Illinois law.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - November 21, 2019) Many teachers in North Shore School District 112 will see their pay rise 22.5 percent over the next five years under a hard-fought contract that does not link raises to the property tax cap.

(Patch- November 21, 2019) The North Shore School District 112 board and the North Shore Education Association, the bargaining unit that represents its teachers, ratified a new five-year contract and signed a settlement agreement to resolve dispute over health insurance contributions.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - November 4, 2019).In past years, Oak Terrace Elementary School didn’t have much to boast about when the Illinois State Board of Education released annual school report cards showing how students fared on state assessments.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - October 28, 2019) District 112 administrators recently recommended a later start date, saying the change would let students return to classes in buildings without air conditioning later in the summer...

(Landmark - October 20, 2019) More than 500 North Shore School District 112 (NSSD112) staff members took part in ALICE training, an aggressive intruder response protocol that stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evaluate on Oct. 15. The training took place in all 10 NSSD112 schools including its district offices and involved members of the Highland Park and Highwood police departments. 

(Highland Landmark News - October 9, 2019)... Like many in the Highland Park community, I’ve been carefully reading statements from the North Shore Education Association (NSEA) and the North Shore School District 112 as they work on negotiating a new contract for teachers. I sent a freelance reporter, Ella Lee, who covers the North Shore School District 112 meetings, to cover a rally a few weeks ago, and this week it was my turn.

(Patch- October 8, 2019) Representatives of the North Shore School District 112 school board and its teachers reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract early Friday during a fifth bargaining session with a federally appointed mediator, according to district and union officials.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - October 4, 2019) The teachers’ union in North Shore School District 112 has reached a tentative agreement with the school board for a new five-year contract, averting a possible strike in the school system that serves about 3,600 students from Highland Park and Highwood. District 112 and the North Shore Education Association (NSEA) announced Friday they’d reached a tentative settlement following their Oct. 3 session with a federal mediator.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - September 16, 2019) Township High School District 113 and three elementary feeder districts are exploring the idea of sharing a security director with more expertise in emergency preparations than the individual districts now can muster. The idea was floated during the first joint meeting of the school boards of District 113, North Shore School District 112, Deerfield Public Schools 109 and Bannockburn School District 106...

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - September 5, 2019) From the moment Northwood students stepped off their buses at Sheridan Road and Elm Place in Highland Park for the first day of a new school year, there was no mistaking they had arrived at the “Home of the Huskies,” even if their surroundings were unfamiliar. 

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - August 12, 2019) As the country continues to grapple with gun violence, officials at North Shore School District 112 are rolling out a different training meant to help students and staff respond to active-shooter threats beyond locking classroom doors and crouching under desks.

(Landmark - August 7, 2019) A continuously changing world calls for adaptive learning techniques and goals for students. In order to achieve this, the Teaching and Learning Department formed a committee to craft goals of a profile District 112 student graduate and presented its report to the North Shore School District 112 Board of Education at its Aug. 6 meeting. 

(Patch- August 1, 2019)  The first day of school in North Shore School District 112 is Aug. 19 — and whether you and the kids are looking forward to the new school year or are dreading the end of summer, you'll want to mark the date on your calendar ASAP. The public school district has released its full 2019-20 calendar, which is available online in printable form.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - July 26, 2019) The teachers union and school board at North Shore School District 112 are turning to a federal mediator to help resolve sticking points in their negotiations for a new contract...

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - June 17, 2019)... North Shore School District 112 is still negotiating with its teachers’ union over a new contract to replace a five-year accord that expires in August. So at this point, teachers’ pay, the single-largest line item in the draft 2019-20 budget, is at best an estimate.

(Highland Landmark News - June, 13, 2019) ... With less than a month left in its fiscal year, the North Shore School District 112 amended its approved fiscal year budget for the 2018-2019 year at its June 11 regular meeting. (pay wall access)

(Highland Landmark News - June, 11, 2019) Northwood Junior High School held an official groundbreaking ceremony outside the school on June 4 to celebrate construction of the new Northwood Middle School. After the North Shore School District 112 Board of Education approved funding for the project late last year, students, staff and the community have been looking forward to the modernization of their old school. (Pay wall access) 

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - June, 10, 2019) The city of Highland Park is moving forward with plans to add street lighting to the Ravinia Business District in response to appeals from residents and property owners who view lighting as critical to revitalizing the area and sparking private investment.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - June, 6, 2019) North Shore School District 112 officials are hoping to discourage Northwood Junior High School parents from driving their students to Elm Place Middle School while Northwood undergoes a partial reconstruction.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - May, 22, 2019) With summer break on the horizon, the North Shore School District 112 Board of Education approved its second middle school curriculum update this month at its May 21 meeting. The new math curriculum is called Pearson enVision 2.0 and was recommended to the Board at its May 7 meeting. It was picked by a committee that included teachers and administrators from Northwood and Edgewood middle schools and Highland Park High School.

(Chicago Tribune Highland Park News - May, 14, 2019) The gaggle of grownups who recently trekked through the halls of Oak Terrace Elementary School in Highwood with balloons and flowers drew some inquisitive looks from students.

(Highland Landmark News - May, 8, 2019) After giving a glowing review to a new recommended middle school social studies curriculum at its April 16 meeting, North Shore School District 112 School Board stamped it with a unanimous green light at its May 7 meeting. The new curriculum is the TCI History Alive program and was chosen based on findings from a committee made up of teachers and administrators from both Northwood and Edgewood middle schools and Highland Park High School. The committee also included dual language and special education instructors.