Education
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Former U-46 teacher's scholarship foundation sends Kenyan kids to schoolSep 07, 2021 6:00 am - Brett Weiss taught social studies for more than 12 years at Bartlett High School, where he lined his classroom walls with meaningful quotations from around the world. Am...
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How U of I fought the clock to develop a COVID-19 test that schools will use this fallSep 07, 2021 5:00 am - In the spring of 2020 with no COVID-19 vaccines, an unchecked killer virus and shutdown fears, a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign created a solutio...
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Suburban school COVID-19 outbreaks nearly triple this weekSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Twenty-two more suburban schools reported COVID-19 outbreaks this week, nearly three times as many as a week ago. That's according to Illinois Department of Public Healt...
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'Red flags just everywhere': Audit of McHenry County Regional Office of Education raises concerns
Sep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Audit of McHenry Co. Regional Office of Education raises concerns
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Chicago Teachers Union says there are gaps in COVID-19 safety protocols
Sep 02, 2021 1:00 am - With the first week of the fall term more than half over, the Chicago Teachers Union on Thursday accused Chicago Public Schools of "duct-taping" together COVID-19 safety...
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Neighbors in the News: Science & Arts Academy in Des Plaines names new assistant head of schoolSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - Ari Frede was appointed assistant head of school at Science & Arts Academy, an independent, nonprofit day school for gifted students in Des Plaines. Frede, who will wor...
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Why some suburban school districts have a bus driver shortage and how they're adjustingSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban school districts are being hit by a nationwide shortage of school bus drivers, exacerbated by an unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic that has created a scarcity of wo...
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Maple School orchestra director nominated for 2021 Outstanding Music Educator AwardSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Maple School Orchestra Director Renee Yoo has been nominated by her peers for the 2021 Chicagoland Outstanding Music Educator Award. She admitted she was surprised and a...
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Follett School Solutions sold to investment firmAug 31, 2021 11:00 pm - MCHENRY - Follett Corp. Wednesday announced the sale of Follett School Solutions, the company's K-12 software and content division, to Francisco Partners, a leading tech...
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Harper names new VP of diversity, equity and inclusionAug 30, 2021 11:00 pm - Even before she was old enough to attend, Dr. Tamara A. Johnson was in school. As soon as she could walk, Johnson would tag along with her grandmother, who taught eighth...