Kabuki Theatre

Last week, the Lake Forest High School District 115 and Lake Forest Elementary District 67 mailed magazines to every Lake Forest and Lake Bluff home. 

December 22, 2022

Other States Taking Notice of Parents Care Efforts

Good News Travels Fast! In the wake of D115 being called out by the Chicago Tribune, I responded to many calls and emails from local and national news outlets eager to learn

December 20, 2022

Tribune Eye Raising Article About School Bond Referendum

In case you missed it, check out the Chicago Tribune's eyebrow-raising coverage of Lake Forest D115's bond referendum HERE.

December 19, 2022

Frank McCormick Named Executive Director of Parents Care

Parents Care is tremendously excited to announce that our board formally approved the appointment of former teacher and education activist Mr. Frank McCormick to the executive director position.

December 12, 2022

District 115 Board Meeting Report - December 6th

The District 115 school board had an extraordinary final meeting of the year on Tuesday, capstoned by the approval of a $104.6 million bond referendum for your vote on the April 4th ballot.

December 08, 2022

Call for Submissions

ParentsCare is calling on community members, students, teachers, admins, and board members to share their thoughts relating to education issues concerning Lake Forest and Lake Bluff. 

November 30, 2022

Good Money After Bad?

We understand that the Lake Forest High School Board District 115 plans to vote to put a $105.6 million bond referendum on the April ballot at its next board meeting on December 6th.

November 30, 2022

Troubling Academic Performance at Local Schools

The Illinois State Board of Education released its School District Report Card and Data Set in October 2022. The data reports various academic performance scores at all public schools in Illinois. Here is a summary of local results: 

November 22, 2022

Giving Thanks

This week we present the elementary school grade-level proficiency scores. As a reminder, these scores are as reported by the Illinois Department of Education annual School Report Card released last month.

November 22, 2022

LFHS 5th Highest Per Student Spend in the State

The Illinois State Board of Education released its School District Report Card and Data Set in October 2022. One metric it measures is per student spend by School District. Here are our local results: 

November 19, 2022

School Report Card Results Are In

We all remember how we, as students, lost sleep waiting for that report card to hit and what the reaction of our parents would be. Now we, as parents, can view our local school district's report card. 

November 16, 2022

High School Administrators React to Ilinois Education Report Card

The Illinois State Board of Education released its School District Report Card and Data Set in October 2022. 

November 15, 2022

Introducing Parents Care

Introducing Parents Care Lake Forest & Lake Bluff Parents Care is a newly formed initiative that believes that our schools should produce the high student achievement we expect for our communities with responsible budgets.  We invite you to learn more at our website. "It's all in the name!"...

November 09, 2022