Education
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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 ...
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Heartwarming themes, great music highlight Rosary High School's production of 'Shrek the Musical'Nov 02, 2021 11:00 pm - Join Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and friends in the swamp for "Shrek the Musical" this week at Rosary High School, 901 N. Edgelawn Drive, Aurora. Show times are 6 p.m. Thursda...
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Lower scores, high absenteeism, more teachers: A first look at how pandemic affected state's studentsOct 29, 2021 9:30 am - Preliminary state data released today confirms what many educators and parents predicted about the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year, but it's not without hopeful si...
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St. Francis High School math teacher named "Outstanding Educator" by University of ChicagoOct 28, 2021 11:00 pm - Dr. Robert Bonvallet, mathematics teacher at St. Francis High School in Wheaton, has been named an Outstanding Educator by the University of Chicago. The award, which r...
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Tips for transferring to a 4-year university from community collegeOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - My first experience with Waubonsee was when I was a junior in high school. My parents had heard there was an event called College Night. Colleges and universities from a...