Education
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'You've changed someone's life': McHenry County honors top teachers
May 07, 2023 1:00 am - Renae St. Clair said she's normally talkative, but after winning the Educator of the Year Award on Saturday, she didn't know what to say. Having created the Medical Acad...
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Judson University celebrates 182 graduates during spring commencementMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - Judson University celebrated 182 graduates during its 89th commencement ceremonies on Saturday. Former David C. Cook CEO Cris Doornbos gave the keynote address in ceremo...
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'It's the MVP of education': Big Hollow teacher wins Golden Apple awardMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - An assembly Friday in the gym at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside was advertised as “Student Recognition Day.” But that was cover to surprise and honor fourth-g...
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Retired Glenbrook North teacher shares his semi-true story of life as 'drum corps addict'May 04, 2023 5:55 am - Mike Piskel maintains that he is not a writer. He's a science teacher. It turns out he's both. An award-winning Glenbrook North teacher from 1981-2018, Piskel's debut bo...
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It's SuperState - again! - for Northbrook middle school musiciansMay 04, 2023 5:00 am - Wayne Gordon sees his musicians' success as a community effort. “We live in a really special community in Northbrook, and the whole Northfield Township, in that we have ...
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Lake County Tech Campus auto services teacher surprised with national honorMay 04, 2023 1:00 am - For his above and beyond efforts as an automotive services teacher at Lake County Tech Campus, Jack Wilson was named a LifeChanger of the Year in front of hundreds of st...
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Suzan Avila receives National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Teaching FellowshipMay 03, 2023 11:00 pm - The Thomasville History Center recently announced that Suzan Avila, a teacher at Currier Elementary School in West Chicago, has been accepted to participate in its works...
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'It's not just nurses and doctors': Program gives high school students firsthand look at health care careersMay 02, 2023 1:00 am - As high school graduation season quickly approaches, 33 juniors and seniors from Lake County schools already have been recognized for completing a specialized program th...
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South Barrington teen teaches art to help seniors, refugeesMay 01, 2023 5:30 am - When Hafsah Khan started painting four years ago, it served as an outlet for her emotions. “It's therapeutic ... it definitely is a coping mechanism,” said Hafsah, 16, o...
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Teachers in Wheaton Warrenville District 200 will get 6% raisesMay 01, 2023 1:00 am - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District District 200 and its teachers union have finalized a new four-year contract that calls for 6% across-the-board salary increases for eac...