Education
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Illinois school board members reject arming teachers, support grants for school resource officersNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - Elected school officials from across Illinois have again shot down a proposal calling for legislation that would allow districts to decide whether to arm teachers and ot...
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Suburban school boards to vote on whether to lobby for law allowing armed employees on campusNov 22, 2019 4:30 am - Suburban school officials will vote on a pair of controversial security-related proposals being considered during Saturday's Illinois Association of School Boards' annua...
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Mount Prospect Catholic School celebrates Blue Ribbon winNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Saint Raymond School students, faculty and community members celebrated its Blue Ribbon Award win at a special ceremony Thursday. The Mount Prospect Catholic school was...
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Grayslake District 46 board approves raises for teachers, support staffNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - Weeks after a labor strike shut down Grayslake Elementary District 46 for one day, the school board has approved pay raises for teachers and support personnel. The affec...
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Interim superintendent in Antioch District 34 expected in weeksNov 21, 2019 12:00 am - The circumstances regarding the abrupt departure of Jay Marino as superintendent at Antioch Elementary District 34 remain unclear but a process to replace him is underwa...
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State school board to make emergency rule changes in response to isolation room reportNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's board of education announced emergency rule changes Wednesday in response to a news story which detailed an overuse of "isolation rooms" in sev...
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Teams wanted for new robot competition hosted by CLCNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - The organizers of the new Lake County Robotics Competition hosted at the College of Lake County are inviting teams to sign up, and registration is free. The teams, each ...
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Early education experts gather to improve Lake County kindergarten readinessNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - Early education faculty, administrators and experts gathered Wednesday in Round Lake for a first-of-its-kind event to share ideas, forge partnerships and potentially sta...
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Lake Forest College students dig into campus historyNov 19, 2019 4:33 am - In a small third-floor laboratory packed with students, Lake Forest College anthropology professor Rebecca Graff points to a tray lined with artifacts in clear plastic b...
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Experts: Increasing mental health services is key to addressing school violenceNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - There's no easy solution for preventing school shootings. But providing more mental health resources to schools and communities is key to addressing the problem, experts...