CHICAGO, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Louis University today announced four graduates of the university's National College of Education received the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education.

WTTW/11 taping event for primetime special Golden Apple Foundation Marshall Rosenthal, 312-407-0433 x 111 Rosenthal@goldenapple.org www.goldenapple.org Logo: http://www.goldenapple.org Golden Apple Foundation: Each of the 10 Golden Apple Award winners will receive a tuition- free fall-term sabbatical at Northwestern University; a personal computer; $3,000; and induction into the Golden Apple Academy of Educators, which now has installed 230 expert teachers who work together to ensure that all children have the excellent teachers they deserve.

Nominations are open September 1 through December 12 for the 2009 Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

The start of a new school year can be overwhelming for both kids and parents. But it doesn't have to be, according to Illinois' top teachers.

By January Holmes, The Bradenton Herald, Fla. Mar. 13--What: "Funny Girl" When: Performances are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, with dinner buffet at 6 p.m.; 1:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday with lunch buffet at noon through May 11. Where: Golden Apple Dinner Theatre, 25 N.