Education
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Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center announces new executive directorJul 28, 2025 11:16 am - The Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center has named a new executive director.
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Geneva District 304 wants cash, not land, from LaFox developers
Jul 27, 2025 11:18 am - Geneva Unit District 304 officials want $6.12 million in cash instead of a land donation when Campton Hills annexes the 962-acre LaFox development.
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What's happening with forgiveness for student loans on income-based repayment plans?
Jul 26, 2025 1:42 pm - Amid a federal overhaul of student loan plans, many borrowers have been left wondering what it means for their hopes of loan forgiveness. In particular, those who are enrolled in a repayment plan known as income-based repayment, or IBR, have wondered if forgiveness will still be available to them.
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Scammers target back-to-school rush as spending nears $39 billionJul 24, 2025 1:44 pm - As summer winds down, families across the country are preparing for the upcoming school year. But while parents juggle vacations, work, and school supply lists, scammers also are gearing up — for a different kind of season.
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‘Hit or miss’? Mandated media literacy education lacks consistency across Illinois
Jul 24, 2025 11:59 am - A survey of Illinois educators reveals a significant disparity in how they interpret a three-year-old state law’s requirement to teach high school students a “unit of instruction” on media literacy.
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Des Plaines police, school district to host National Night Out event Aug. 5Jul 23, 2025 2:44 pm - Des Plaines School District 62 officials and Des Plaines police will hold a National Night Out gathering Aug. 5.
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Fox Valley Beaux Arts awards scholarships to 10 Elgin area studentsJul 22, 2025 9:55 pm - Fox Valley Beaux Arts group continues its tradition of supporting arts by awarding $20K in scholarships to 10 students. The popular "Lunch at Tiffany's" scholarship fundraiser returns Sept. 13.
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Study reveals most common medical emergencies in schoolsJul 22, 2025 12:41 pm - The three most common reasons schools called emergency medical services (EMS) were for neurological crises such as seizures, psychiatric conditions or substance abuse, and trauma-related injuries, according to data from the national EMS registry analyzed by researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
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School for students with autism coming to WheelingJul 22, 2025 11:16 am - A school for children and young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities could open this fall in Wheeling.
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‘Really incredible’: Zoo’s new Gorilla Conservation Center brings students and animals togetherJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago has unveiled a prominent new home for the King Conservation Leadership Academy. And it has “one of the best views, I think, any classroom anywhere ever will have,” a zoo leader said.