Education
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Keller Jr. High PTA in Schaumburg named National PTA School of ExcellenceAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - The Helen Keller Junior High School PTA in Schaumburg has received the top National PTA School of Excellence designation by earning the 2021 Phoebe Apperson Hearst Outst...
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'They're too young right now': Group of Dist. 303 parents, students rally against mask mandate
Aug 10, 2021 1:00 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 parent Brittany Fuller believes she should have a say over whether her young children wear masks when they go back to school. Holding up si...
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Kaneland superintendent says discipline procedures will be followed if students refuse to wear masks in school
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Woodland school community urged to complete survey for superintendent searchAug 10, 2021 1:00 am - Woodland Elementary School District 50 leaders are urging community members to answer an online survey that they say will help in the search for the district's next supe...
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New state law expands access to family leave
Aug 10, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new law in Illinois will make it easier for part-time school and college employees to receive paid family and medical leave. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a ...
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Dist. 211 superintendent hails return of in-person learning as her second year beginsAug 09, 2021 5:30 am - Lisa Small starts her second school year as superintendent of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 this week, but in several ways it might feel more like a first...
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New Hersey principal named two days before start of school yearAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - A new principal was announced for John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights Monday, just two days before the start of the school year. Keir Rogers, the current princi...
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District 203 teachers announce plan to strikeAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - With less than two weeks before the start of the school year, Naperville Unit District 203's teachers union has filed an intent to strike notice with the Illinois Educat...
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MCC's child care center accepting registration for fallAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - The Children's Learning Center at McHenry County College has opened registration for a variety of programs this fall semester, which begins Aug. 16. The Center offers c...
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Why Thomas Jefferson's name was removed from suburban school buildingAug 07, 2021 1:00 am - Waukegan school takes civil rights icon's name. Will others change, too?