Education
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DuPage health department issues framework for school reopeningAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage County Health Department has issued a "Return to School Framework" with COVID-19 metrics to help educators decide if and when to shift between learning models...
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Fremd teacher makes triumphant return following cancer battleAug 27, 2020 6:00 am - During a homecoming pep rally at William Fremd High School on Sept. 20, 2013, special education teacher T.J. Valacak said he wasn't feeling very well. This day was the l...
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DuPage program to help schools with remote learningAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - The DuPage County Board has agreed to spend $1.5 million to provide low-income students with internet service. Under an agreement approved by the board Tuesday, school d...
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Naperville 203 reaffirms commitment to equityAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - Naperville Unit District 203 is spreading the word about its commitment to equity for all students. In June, the school board passed a resolution pledging to review poli...
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Glenbrook North choir teacher works to make learning less remoteAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - This isn't the first time Glenbrook North choir director Kelsey Nichols made the news. But it is the best time. The story of Nichols' YouTube video that debuted Aug. 18,...
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Oakton TRIO Program awarded $1.7 million grantAug 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College will receive a federal Student Support Services grant of $1,745,805 over five years from the U.S. Department of Education to help more students ...
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Ready for success: 4,000 students receive free school supplies in AuroraAug 25, 2020 6:00 am - Pencils, paper, pens, folders, notebooks. More than 4,000 students attending Aurora-area schools will now be able to start the school year with all of the free supplies ...
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'Pandemic pods' give kids space to learn, playAug 25, 2020 5:30 am - Monday marked the first day of school for thousands of students across the suburbs who are starting the new year the way they ended the last one: virtually. But rather t...
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12 positive COVID-19 cases among Maine South students linked to partiesAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Even with a plan of remote learning to start the school year, Maine South High School is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak. In an email sent to parents on Sunday, Maine S...
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$13.5 million kindergarten center concludes years of planningAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - After the introduction Monday of "Soaring Eagles" as the school song for a new kindergarten center in Vernon Hills, Principal Jill Martin had a hopeful message for those...