Education
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Fremont District 79 special education meeting set for May 4Apr 01, 2021 1:00 am - Fremont Elementary District 79 will host a Zoom conference call meeting at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, to discuss plans for providing special education services to students w...
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Woodland District 50 plans to offer more in-person learning April 13Apr 01, 2021 1:00 am - Woodland Elementary School District 50 will welcome more students back to the classroom for in-person learning beginning April 13, under a plan approved at a special sch...
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Board member questioned early return to class. Now she's faced racist online abuse.Apr 01, 2021 1:00 am - The night the racist messages started, Woodland Elementary District 50 school board member Renea Amen was in Louisiana to attend the funeral of her grandmother, who had ...
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State releases guide to reopening schoolsMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Educators, students and families will face a host of new challenges in overcoming the learning loss that occurred over the past year of mostly remote learn...
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Party support appearing in District 211, other local racesMar 30, 2021 5:30 am - The Illinois Association of School Boards lists the nonpartisan election of local school boards among its core principles, and the first item on the organization's code ...
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$10 million grant to help North Central, 3 other colleges streamline business operationsMar 30, 2021 5:30 am - A collaborative project between North Central College and three other Midwest universities has been awarded $10 million in grant funding to help streamline their nonacad...
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District 70 candidates motivated by past and future decisionsMar 30, 2021 5:30 am - As in many communities, the race for school board in Libertyville Elementary District 70 has drawn considerable candidate interest. Nine candidates are seeking five seat...
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Suburban lawmaker promotes 'Faith's Law' to combat sexual abuse in schoolsMar 29, 2021 5:30 am - In 2001, Faith Colson was a 17-year-old student at Schaumburg High School, where she was a varsity athlete and a good student with lots of friends. But something else wa...
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How suburban schools are addressing the pandemic's impact on learningMar 29, 2021 5:30 am - It's been a stressful year for students switching between remote and in-person learning while dealing with pandemic restrictions and social isolation from peers. And it'...
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Elgin council backs continued partnership with education groupMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - Characterizing it as an economic benefit to the city, the Elgin City Council members voted to recommend continuing the partnership with a group that aims to provide grea...