Education
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Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO
Aug 15, 2024 10:46 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, a United Nations agency said Thursday. Afghanistan is the ...
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Will District 64 voters be asked to approve $92 million facility plan?Aug 15, 2024 10:28 am - The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 board on Thursday night is scheduled to decide whether to ask voters to borrow more than $92 million for facility improvements as part of the Nov. 5 election.
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Pottawatomie Garden Club awards two scholarshipsAug 14, 2024 4:09 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club awarded two scholarships this year to two graduates of St. Charles East High School.
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Wheaton Warrenville District 200 starts new school yearAug 14, 2024 2:30 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 kicked off a new school year Wednesday with much anticipation.
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Glen Ellyn District 41 celebrates start of full-day kindergarten projectAug 14, 2024 1:27 pm - Around this time next school year, Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 will welcome students into a new full-day kindergarten center. School board members, Superintendent J...
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Back to school: Why several suburban districts are getting an increase in state fundingAug 13, 2024 5:05 pm - More teachers. New curriculum. Smaller class sizes. Updated technology. Those are just a few of the things suburban school districts have been able to achieve through evi...
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District 211 residents’ input sought in survey, forums on hiring of next superintendentAug 13, 2024 3:49 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 is seeking community input as part of its national search for a new superintendent.
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Wheaton Academy celebrates expansion with ribbon-cutting ceremonyAug 12, 2024 7:10 pm - A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the initial expansion of Wheaton Academy’s Academic Building and, with only $300K left to raise, the near conclusion of school’s $30 million capital campaign, “For Generations to Come.“
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Boys & Girls Club of Elgin receives $1 million federal grant for club house improvementsAug 12, 2024 2:09 pm - The Boys & Girls Club of Elgin has received $1 million in federal grant funding for improvements to its more than 30-year-old facility in Elgin, delivered Monday by Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg.
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First day of school festivities include kickoff of Conant High School’s 60th anniversaryAug 12, 2024 1:06 pm - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 was one of the first suburban school districts to kick off the school year Monday. Dozens more will welcome students back over the next few days.