Education
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Images in gender identity book at heart of debate in Downers Grove high schools
Nov 16, 2021 12:00 am - Darien resident Terry Newsome stepped to the microphone during Monday night's Community High School District 99 school board meeting and made abundantly clear his feelin...
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Oakton offers new programs, free credit classes this springNov 15, 2021 10:00 pm - Oakton Community College is stepping up to help students reach their big goals this spring by offering three free credit hours of tuition to new and returning students. ...
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District 21 board approves construction bids for new $17 million administration buildingNov 12, 2021 4:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 board members Thursday unanimously approved $12.7 million in construction bids for a new district headquarters down the block fr...
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Bensenville Elementary District 2 launches strategic planning process to determine the direction of its schoolsNov 10, 2021 10:00 pm - Bensenville Elementary District 2 is taking a proactive step to maintain its status as a leader in education by launching a strategic planning process that will determin...
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Quest Academy student publishes book started in fifth grade writing programNov 09, 2021 5:00 am - Quest Academy student publishes book started in fifth grade writing program
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Community gets last chance to tour old May Whitney school before demolitionNov 09, 2021 4:30 am - Lake Zurich community members will be offered a final chance to walk through the empty halls of the old May Whitney Elementary School building, parts of which have stood...
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Prospect of new Dist. 204 boundaries rouses strong emotionsNov 09, 2021 4:30 am - “Welch to Neuqua,” “Atwater to Young,” “Keep Clow Open.” There was no shortage of opinions, emotions and especially signs at the first of three community forums designed...
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'Oh my God, where are these kids?': How COVID-19 obscured true picture of homeless suburban studentsNov 06, 2021 1:00 am - Months into the pandemic, school districts across Illinois braced for a rise in the number of students without stable housing. The COVID-19 crisis had unleashed widespr...
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New principal to lead Maine East High beginning next yearNov 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Park Ridge's Maine East High School will start the 2022-23 school year with a new principal. The Maine Township High School District 207 board this week named Melissa Pi...
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Where's the peanut butter? Supply shortages are changing food menus at some suburban schoolsNov 03, 2021 5:30 am - From skipping peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to altering food menus in school cafeterias, suburban districts are scrambling to find enough supplies to feed students ...