Oak Leaves reporter Steve Schering covered the exciting Battle of the Bots competition: “Some of the best and brightest minds in the area brought months of hard work to the competition pit at Oak Park’s Battle of the Bots tournament Feb....
The Wednesday Journal covered the launch of OPEF’s Spoken Word program: “At Peter Traczyk’s funeral, Dan Greenstone remembered his neighbor and friend as a man who ‘studied people,’ who ‘used his grace and wit to find a way in, a...
New D97 superintendent Dr. Carol Kelley visited BASE Camp, stopping by competitions at VEX Robotics and LEGO Engineering, talking to artists at Making Zines, and tasting at Good Food Experience. Terry Dean reported on the visit for this Chicago Tribune article.
Community involvement, transformation, and innovation are all hallmarks of the Oak Park Education Foundation’s 25 years in the Oak Park public schools. The Wednesday Journal celebrated OPEF with three articles and lots of photos in a 12-page special section....
