Education
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'A pretty scary topic': Teachers grapple with misinformation on climate change
May 15, 2019 1:00 am - When science teacher Diana Allen set out to teach climate change, a subject she'd never learned in school, she fell into a rabbit's hole of misinformation: Many resource...
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How on-campus retail jobs help students with disabilitiesMay 14, 2019 5:34 am - Deep within a labyrinth of offices at Wright Junior High School, eighth-grader Mikayla Needlman gently knocks on Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 Superinten...
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$18.1 million renovation of Elmhurst school to start in spring 2020May 14, 2019 5:33 am - An $18.1 million renovation and expansion of Edison Elementary School in Elmhurst will make a media center the new focal point of the 1950s-era campus. Instead of a trad...
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Gurnee school board member resigns after one meetingMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - After attending just one meeting as a member of the Woodland 50 Elementary District school board, newly elected Ryan Koehl has resigned his seat, the Gurnee-based distri...
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Schndeider launches second STEM Scholars program for high school studentsMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider on Tuesday announced the launch of the 2019-2020 Tenth District STEM Scholars program, an educational opportunity for high school students to le...
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Schaumburg teacher leads students, colleagues to innovate with technologyMay 13, 2019 6:00 am - Matthew Meyer is not only innovating ways for his fifth-grade students at Collins Elementary School in Schaumburg to use technology to foster creativity and critical thi...
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U-46 program aims to lift students, families out of homelessnessMay 13, 2019 5:30 am - Editor's note: Suburban Education Lab is an occasional series focusing on innovative programs at suburban schools, often tackling common, universal problems studen...
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U-46 honors social worker, top 2% of graduating seniorsMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - Karen Osborne knew she wanted to be "a sounding board" for students based on her own high school experience when a social worker helped her process grief after losing he...
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Images: Mundelein High School graduationMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - Mundelein High School held its graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates. ...
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Mount Prospect Montessori school movingMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - Park View Montessori, which has been providing care for children aged 6 weeks through 6 years in Mount Prospect since 1976, is moving to a new home. Mount Prospect trust...