Education
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District 15 going virtual after Thanksgiving, plans to give staff at-home testsNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Palatine Township Elementary School District 15 will have all-virtual learning the week after Thanksgiving to prevent a spike of COVID-19, while officials continue to wo...
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Kelly Clarkson Zoom-bombs South Elgin High choir teacher's classNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - YouTube Brex-Castillo, choir director for South Elgin High School and Kenyon Woods Middle School, got the jaw-dropping surprise of her life when Clarkson Zoom-bombed a c...
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District 220 decides not to accelerate reopeningNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 will not modify its reopening plan but instead will continue all-virtual learning for the foreseeable future, a move endorsed by its te...
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Adaptive Pause gains traction in District 225 Learning and Operations PlanNov 11, 2020 7:00 am - Perhaps getting ahead of the curve during a pandemic climate that remains problematic, the Glenbrook High Schools District 225 Board of Education discussed Adaptive Paus...
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College of DuPage prepares for mostly online spring semesterNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - The state's largest community college will keep most classes online for the spring semester while administrators hope to stave off further enrollment declines during the...
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Huntley's District 158's new solar panel system could generate up to $270,000 a year in savings
Nov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Huntley School District 158 will save upward of $270,000 each year with its new solar panels, which span across three sites, making it the largest solar panel system at ...
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Largest teachers union says educators leaving profession in droves due to safety concerns, burnoutNov 11, 2020 12:00 am - Mariah Klein first considered leaving the teaching profession at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring. Eight months later, Klein says she has had enough n...
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Religious conservatives object to 'Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading' standardsNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education is considering a set of new standards for teachers and administrators that are aimed at making them more sensitive to...
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Indian Prairie District 204 to continue with remote learning through Thanksgiving breakNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - With COVID-19 cases rising substantially in the suburbs, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is again delaying its plan to start bringing students back to the classroom. Th...
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Friends of MCC Foundation to host Day of Giving for Student Success FundNov 09, 2020 10:00 pm - The Friends of McHenry County College Foundation will host a special MCC Day of Giving on Thursday, Nov. 12. During this collegewide day of philanthropy, alumni, faculty...