Education
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McHenry County school districts facing substitute bus driver, teacher shortages
Nov 02, 2020 12:00 am - Shaw Media School districts in McHenry County and throughout the Chicago suburbs face a shortage of substitute bus drivers and teachers, problems that existed before COV...
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Community District 300 asking for 7.92% property tax levy increase
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As new data reveals inequities, few school districts take steps to give poor students moreOct 31, 2020 12:01 pm - Second of two parts. Nationwide, few school districts have made changes to deal with the inequities laid bare by new data on per-school spending that a federal law ...
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Even within the same district, some wealthy schools get millions more than poor onesOct 31, 2020 12:01 pm - First of two parts. By Tara García Mathewson The Hechinger Report At Ronald D. O'Neal Elementary School in Elgin, none of the third graders could read and write at...
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COVID-19 pandemic makes it hard for educators to measure student growth from previous yearOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - The protracted coronavirus pandemic not only has disrupted schools and students in an unprecedented manner, but it's also made it difficult for educators to measure stud...
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McHenry County private school leaders say in-person learning is working, no reason to go remote
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Elgin City Council votes to fund school resource officer programOct 29, 2020 5:20 am - After lengthy discussion and impassioned pleas to the contrary during public comments, the Elgin City Council Wednesday approved a resolution to continue funding the Elg...
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Addison teachers rally for remote learningOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Addison Elementary District 4 plans to continue offering hybrid learning at its schools, despite a push from teachers for remote learning. A group of district teachers p...
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Crystal Lake District 47 to return to remote learningOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 will temporarily return to a remote learning model starting Monday, about a week after the district said it was going to stick...
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U-46 plans to start hybrid for early grades Nov. 10Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 plans to start hybrid in-person instruction for students in prekindergarten through second grade on Nov. 10, if local health authorities ...