Education
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School supply donation drive set for low-income District 54 studentsJul 07, 2023 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township is coordinating a Pack the Bus school supply drive for low-income students of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 for the new school year. The...
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Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks
Jul 05, 2023 1:00 am - The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric ho...
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Muslim group shines light on laws requiring schools to accommodate religious observancesJul 03, 2023 5:30 am - A suburban Muslim group is seeking to raise awareness of two landmark state laws that now require public schools to accommodate students' religious observances. House Bi...
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DuPage County Regional Superintendent retires after 20 years of serviceJul 02, 2023 11:00 pm - Dr. Darlene Ruscitti has retired from the DuPage County Regional Office of Education where she served as regional superintendent for 20 years. As the first female chief ...
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Longtime DuPage regional superintendent of education recognized for serviceJul 02, 2023 1:00 am - DuPage County Board members bid farewell to the county's first female regional superintendent of education. Darlene Ruscitti, who did not seek reelection in 2022, steppe...
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Aurora University's first Latina president knows firsthand the challenges immigrant students faceJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - Sitting in a Spanish-language orientation session, Aurora University's first Latina president couldn't help but think back on her college experience. As a first-generati...
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'An opportunity to go to college': Thousands more prisoners will get free college paid by government
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Biden 'strongly disagrees' with high court ruling striking down affirmative action in admissions
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Hersey principal to go on medical leave for a year, then step downJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - Two years into his tenure as principal at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights, Keir Rogers is going on a yearlong medical leave and then stepping down, under te...
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'Easy to forget ... the actual students': Local college leaders on affirmative action rulingJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday that struck down affirmative action in college admissions, university presidents in Illinois reaffirmed their com...