Education
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Elmhurst University receives $3.4 million gift to support student veterans, military career explorationSep 15, 2021 11:00 pm - Two brothers with multigenerational ties to Elmhurst University are giving the University $3.4 million to implement a comprehensive initiative that will introduce more S...
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Parents already concerned about potential future boundary maps in Dist. 204Sep 15, 2021 5:30 am - Even though it's still in the concept phase, the redrawing of boundary maps in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is already raising concern among parents. With a decisio...
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Anti-mask protests continue near Glen Ellyn school despite concerns from parentsSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Anti-mask protesters again lined the streets outside the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 administration offices Wednesday despite concerns from parents about the safet...
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Ecology Day students back on the sceneSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - After a year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seventh-grade students from Northbrook Junior High revisited Techny Prairie Park earlier this month for an annual school...
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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandates
Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...
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Parents ask Glen Ellyn officials to push protesting anti-maskers away from elementary schoolSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A group protesting mask-wearing policies outside Glen Ellyn District 41's administration building has drawn the ire of parents who say its members are harassing students...
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District 25 teacher resigns rather than submit to state vaccine and testing mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Barely a month into the school year, a longtime Arlington Heights teacher plans to step down rather than receive a COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. It's...
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District 220 leaders aim to build on pandemic's lessons to enhance in-person learningSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 leaders say they're building on lessons learned during the pandemic to enhance the in-person school experience for students. "Our top p...
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Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month at Waubonsee Community College Sept. 15 to Oct. 15Sep 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove will host several programs to educate and raise awareness about Latinx heritage during the National Hispanic-Serving Instituti...
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22 more COVID-19 outbreaks at suburban schoolsSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Twenty-two new COVID-19 outbreaks occurred in the past week in suburban schools, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting. Statewide, IDPH is reporting 128 ...