Education
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Betsy DeVos visiting Harper College todayOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Harper College in Palatine today to tour the school's apprenticeship program. DeVos has advocated for educators to par...
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Chinese educators to visit District 93 schoolsOct 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Twenty educational delegates from Beijing, China, will visit Community Consolidated School District 93 next week through the 21st Century Institute's Educational Ambassa...
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Dist. 203 to vote no on armed teachers proposalOct 16, 2018 5:30 am - School board members in Naperville Unit District 203 unanimously do not want to see armed teachers in schools. The board voted Tuesday to send its delegate to an Illino...
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District 41 teachers rally behind superintendentOct 16, 2018 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the number of members represented by the teachers union. Glen Ellyn District 41 teachers and parents staged a ...
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Constable: Why hail medical advances when we don't vaccinate?Oct 16, 2018 5:30 am - We all hail the medical advances that are helping us live longer and better. But new evidence suggests that not all of us are moving in the right direction when it comes...
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Dist. 103 preschool screening set for Nov. 15Oct 16, 2018 1:00 am - Lincolnshire-Prairie View Elementary District 103 is offering a fall preschool screening for 3- and 4-year-old children for whom there may be concerns with gross or fine...
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Education advocates call for better funding, more counselorsOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - More education funding, additional guidance staff, better access to advanced classes and focusing on practical career experiences could stem the flow of graduating high ...
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Parent action hopes to help reading work for kids with dyslexiaOct 15, 2018 5:30 am - Dyslexia Action Group of Naperville has a message for Naperville Unit District 203 that members plan to deliver during a school board meeting Monday night. Lisa Gardina...
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What is dyslexia? Not what you think, experts sayOct 15, 2018 5:30 am - The definition of dyslexia is as elusive to the general population as the way to sound out a new or complex word is to people who have the condition. Dyslexia may be am...
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Color Run features different kinds of BearsOct 14, 2018 1:00 am - When you see a bear at the zoo, it's usually brown, black or white. But those passing by Lake Zurich High School on Sunday were apt to see yellow, blue, orange and even ...