Education
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District 21 bringing full-day kindergarten to all its schoolsOct 18, 2019 1:00 am - Students can attend full-day kindergarten next year in all nine Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 schools, after the board on Thursday unanimously approved a reso...
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CLC open houses Nov. 14Oct 18, 2019 1:00 am - The College of Lake County will host open house events from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Grayslake, Lakeshore (Waukegan) and Southlake (Vernon Hills) campuses. ...
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After more input from residents, District 211 board hints at views on transgender policyOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members Thursday shared some thoughts of their own after again hearing from critics and supporters of a proposed polic...
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Report: Illinois ranks among Top 10 nationally in academic growth, bottom third in proficiencyOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois ranks among the Top 10 nationally in academic growth, but it falls within the bottom third in proficiency, according to a new education report. Experts say this...
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Addison teachers planning rally to build support in stalled contract talksOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Teachers in Addison Elementary District 4 plan to rally Tuesday to garner support and push the school board to return to the bargaining table as the clock ticks toward a...
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'We're not fighting for paychecks and health care': Chicago teachers say strike is about kids
Oct 17, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago teachers went on strike Thursday, marching on picket lines in defense of their union's "social justice" agenda after failing to reach a contract deal i...
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Opponents urge suburban schools to reject measure that supports arming teachersOct 17, 2019 1:00 am - Groups including the League of Women Voters and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America are urging suburban school leaders to oppose a proposal before the Illinois A...
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Here's the Scoop: Why don't the teeth fall out of a skeleton's skull?Oct 16, 2019 6:00 am - We all know what's coming when a baby tooth gets wiggly. Within days, that tooth will be nothing but a memory. Even adult teeth fall out sometimes due to injury or infec...
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District 21 to hold two more focus group meetingsOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 is planning two more community focus group meetings this month as part of its strategic planning process. The sessions are sched...
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Chicago schools to close Thursday as strike looms
Oct 16, 2019 1:00 am - All Chicago Public Schools classes are canceled Thursday ahead of an increasingly certain teachers strike that city officials say should have been avoided. The announcem...