Education
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Editorial: Parents must decide what's right for their families in back-to-school debateJul 12, 2020 11:00 pm - In the next several weeks, parents will weigh what could be one of the toughest decisions they've ever made. Do they send their children back to school next month, despi...
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Why missing college this fall is a bad idea for returning students
Jul 12, 2020 6:17 am - As colleges figure out how to structure classes this fall, many students are questioning whether to enroll at all. The idea of taking a gap year might sound enticing, bu...
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'It just warms my heart'; Warren graduates get long-awaited commencement ceremonyJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - It wasn't the commencement ceremony they envisioned when they first walked through the halls of Warren Township High School four years ago, but the class of 2020 got all...
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Need that in-person instruction or too risky? Parents' reactions to school reopening mixedJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - As a former teacher married to a teacher, Martha Paschke is concerned about schools reopening this fall and the risk it poses for students and employees. Paschke worries...
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Send the kids in August? Parents, schools grapple with reopening decisionsJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - After months of lockdowns, masks, social distancing and endless talk of COVID-19 and positivity rates, the time suburban parents have dreaded is nearly here - the start ...
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How the pandemic could affect prep sports rivalries, team dynastiesJul 10, 2020 6:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's plan to slowly and carefully move toward starting prep sports again in the fall raises hope that some sense of normalcy could retu...
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If Trump withholds funds from schools that don't open, how bad will they be hit?Jul 10, 2020 5:30 am - Federal funding, which President Donald Trump threatened to take away from schools that don't reopen in the fall, represents an average 7% of revenue for the 852 public ...
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Naperville's YMCA gets longtime educator as directorJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Naperville's only YMCA has a new executive director. The YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago on Friday introduced Stephanie Kuzelis as executive director of the Fry Family YMCA...
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District 211 to shift among three attendance options in 2020-21Jul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Updated July 11 to add detail on how the hybrid option would work Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Friday presented its reopening plan for next month co...
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District 15 reopening plan features two choicesJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 on Friday released a reopening plan that offers a choice between virtual and in-person learning. Parents and guardians ar...