Elgin Schools
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Black Lives Matter demonstrators call out Dist. 211Jul 16, 2020 1:00 am - Carrying signs with such messages as “Eyes Wide Open,” “Color is Not a Crime” and “Defund the Police,” about 75 people participated in a Black Lives Matter rally Thursda...
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D300 Foundation website gets a makeoverJul 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Since 2002, the District 300 Foundation for Educational Excellence has been enhancing and enriching education in Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 by providing...
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Need that in-person instruction or too risky? Parents' reactions to school reopening mixedJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - As a former teacher married to a teacher, Martha Paschke is concerned about schools reopening this fall and the risk it poses for students and employees. Paschke worries...
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Send the kids in August? Parents, schools grapple with reopening decisionsJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - After months of lockdowns, masks, social distancing and endless talk of COVID-19 and positivity rates, the time suburban parents have dreaded is nearly here - the start ...
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If Trump withholds funds from schools that don't open, how bad will they be hit?Jul 10, 2020 5:30 am - Federal funding, which President Donald Trump threatened to take away from schools that don't reopen in the fall, represents an average 7% of revenue for the 852 public ...
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U-46 considers hybrid model for reopening schools this fallJul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 students could return to classrooms this fall in a combination of in-person instruction and remote learning. Officials are considering a ...
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Mead Jr. High students place in National History Day contestJul 07, 2020 11:00 pm - District 54 is proud to share that six Mead Junior High students (two projects) placed in the finals of the National History Day contest. This year, projects were presen...
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Participate in Palatine Township's 32nd annual Apple Tree CampaignJun 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Now in its 32nd year, Palatine Township's Apple Tree Campaign is accepting donations of new school supplies and backpacks for under-resourced kindergartners through nint...
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U-46 educators say social justice, racial equity begins in schoolsJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - Education is “the civil rights issue of our generation,” Elgin High School Principal Krystal Thomas said, quoting former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “And if...
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U-46 to begin summer conditioning camps MondayJun 20, 2020 1:00 am - After months of working out by himself, Alec Palella is looking forward to training outdoors with teammates to get in shape for the fall football season. "I'm just ready...