Education
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ECC Writers Center Spring Reading Series kicks off Feb. 10 with author Hugh RyanFeb 07, 2022 10:00 pm - The Writers Center at Elgin Community College will host three authors for the Spring 2022 Reading Series. Due to ongoing social distancing practices, the events will tak...
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Black colleges alarmed by bomb threats, but undeterred
Feb 07, 2022 12:00 am - From her office in Birmingham, Alabama, DeJuana Thompson looks across the street and sees a daily reminder of terror. Her window overlooks the 16th Street Baptist Church...
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Here we go again: Judge's order sparks conflict, renews debates over masks in schoolsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Despite a downstate judge's order lifting a statewide mask mandate, many suburban schools insisted students and employees wear face coverings Monday to prevent transmiss...
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District 70 considers COVID mitigation policyFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Libertyville Elementary District 70 will hold a special school board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday to address COVID mitigation policies. The meeting will be held in the gym ...
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Suburban school districts scramble to resolve mask question as students return to classFeb 06, 2022 12:00 am - This story has been updated from its original version to remove a portion regarding Naperville District 203's status in the downstate lawsuit. Suburban school distr...
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District 25 full-day kindergarten would require building additions, and maybe moving fifth graders to middle schoolsFeb 05, 2022 12:00 am - Of at least five options being considered for how to provide space for full-day kindergarten in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25, school board members have decla...
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Illinois AG seeks stay against mask order; suburban schools split on whether masks will be required MondayFeb 05, 2022 12:00 am - This story has been updated to note that Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is seeking a stay to pause the temporary restraining order. Illinois Attorney General...
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Construction is halfway complete on CLC's $48 million Waukegan projectFeb 04, 2022 4:20 am - Workers have passed the halfway point of construction on the new six-story building at College of Lake County's Waukegan campus. The exterior of the new 62,692-square-fo...
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Glenbard North to host India Night showFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - Glenbard North High School's Indian Student Association will present its annual India Night show "ISA Dosti Hai" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12, at the high s...
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Sangamon County judge temporarily halts school mask mandate; Pritzker vows appealFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - A Sangamon County judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday that could disrupt Gov. J.B. Pritkzer's school mask mandate — a measure that required the use of...