Education
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'We put the right plan together': Palatine District 15 bond issue with tax hike passesNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Voters in Palatine Elementary School District 15 overwhelmingly supported a $93 million bond issue that will help pay for facility upgrades, the creation of an all-day k...
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Start of a rebound? How suburban community colleges' enrollments fared this fallNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - The start of fall classes at community colleges across the state brought a modest overall increase in student enrollment for the first time in more than a decade. Elgin ...
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'He left the world a better place': Former District 128 superintendent remembered as caring educatorNov 01, 2022 1:00 am - Don Gossett returned home to southern Illinois 14 years ago, but his legacy as a caring educator with a passion for learning remains strong for many in Libertyville. In ...
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Retired Palatine teacher brings healing power of art to hospitalized teensOct 31, 2022 6:00 am - Shirley Forpe's love for art has led her to some interesting jobs. First as an art teacher at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, where she was also the department ch...
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Intervention key to addressing 'alarming' rates of chronic absenteeism, educators sayOct 31, 2022 5:30 am - With 30% chronic absenteeism reported statewide last school year, school leaders across the suburbs are exploring different approaches to improving student attendance ra...
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More staff, extra learning time help McHenry County schools recover from COVID-19
Oct 29, 2022 1:00 am - Students at Conley Elementary School in Algonquin may have noticed their classrooms are a little busier nowadays, with more teachers in the room to help them catch up on...
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'Doing the work that's necessary': Fox Valley schools show promising signs of growthOct 27, 2022 9:00 am - Fox Valley students demonstrated resilience after two years of learning disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with schools showing signs of improvement and movement b...
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'It's going to take time': Suburban schools see modest gains in achievement scoresOct 27, 2022 9:00 am - As students returned fully to in-person learning during the 2021-22 school year, districts across the state worked to figure out how to make up for lost time and close t...
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What Northwest suburban SAT scores show about pandemic's impact, schools' recoveryOct 27, 2022 9:00 am - The Northwest suburbs are home to the state's two largest high school districts, whose SAT data in the new Illinois School Report Card reflects the pandemic's complicate...
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The post-pandemic changes Lake County school leaders credit for modest report card gainsOct 27, 2022 9:00 am - Schools across Lake County are seeing modest increases in student performance on standardized tests, newly released 2022 Illinois School Report Card data shows. And that...