Education
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Students in District 70 meet their teachers at a distanceAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - The idea was to begin to get close while staying socially distant. The four elementary schools and one middle school Libertyville Elementary District 70 will start the n...
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Editorial: Dismay - and some hope - as college resumesAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - How do you pack for college? With a truck full of belongings and a set of matching new towels and sheets? Or, as if you're taking a short trip and will be back home in j...
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Northwestern undergrads must take COVID-19 test at home before returning
Aug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Northwestern University announced Wednesday its three-step COVID-19 testing plan for undergraduate students returning to campus. Northwestern students will have to compl...
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Most kids are back in class at parochial schoolsAug 18, 2020 5:30 am - Parochial schools across the suburbs are resuming classes either fully in-person or with hybrid instructional models even as most Illinois public schools begin the schoo...
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During remote learning plan, child care services offered to District 203 elementary studentsAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Naperville Unit District 203 is partnering with two organizations to offer child care for elementary students through the 2020-21 academic year. When school begins Sept....
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District 203 board authorizes superintendent to implement 'Return to Learn' plan as neededAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Developing a plan for the 2020-21 academic year has been full of moving targets and ever-changing guidelines as Naperville Unit District 203 officials navigate the uncer...
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Two Vernon Hills companies donate backpacks, supplies to some 550 Waukegan studentsAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Two Vernon Hills companies helped take a financial burden off families at North Elementary School in Waukegan by providing about 550 students in grades K-5 with free bac...
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DeVry names Monahan president, CEOAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - NAPERVILLE - The board of trustees of DeVry University has appointed Thomas L. Monahan III the university's new president and chief executive officer. For more than two ...
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Just 9 of 105 suburban school districts returning students to classrooms full-timeAug 17, 2020 5:30 am - Hundreds of thousands of suburban children are resuming schoolwork within the next few weeks, but this year fewer than 6,200 of them will go back to their classrooms ful...
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District 301 teachers, parents rally to voice concerns about reopening planAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - Burlington-based Central Unit District 301 teachers, parents and students rallied Monday to voice concerns about the district's proposed reopening plan. Dozens of cars ...