Education
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'Polarized' politics play a role? Antioch District 34 superintendent leaving a year earlyMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - In a decision that appeared as tough to make as for the school board to accept, Brad Hubbard, superintendent of Antioch Elementary District 34, has resigned effective Ju...
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'It really is eye-opening': District 204 school board president learns the ropes of being a substitute teacherMay 02, 2022 5:30 am - For all the high-pressure presentations Laurie Donahue delivered during an engineering career in the telecom industry, nothing prepared her for standing in front of a ro...
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District 117 hires new superintendentMay 01, 2022 1:00 am - A Roselle educator has been hired to lead Antioch Community High School District 117 beginning July 1. Jeff Feucht, superintendent of Lake Park High School District 108,...
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New St. Charles District 303 leader plans to spend plenty of time in schoolsMay 01, 2022 1:00 am - Incoming St. Charles School Unit District 303 Superintendent Paul Gordon said he plans to spend a lot of time in the schools after he becomes the district's top administ...
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Coding error caught: How much some suburban school districts are getting in new state fundingApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - Several suburban school districts will receive a portion of $87 million in additional school funding due to a coding error in the state's funding formula that wrongly ro...
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Educators push back on testing requirements
Apr 29, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to reduce the amount of time students spend on standardized tes...
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Independent schools eligible for donor's scholarship gift matchApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - Twenty-five independent schools in Chicago and the suburbs are eligible for a chunk of an anonymous donor's $666,000 gift for scholarships. Gifts made through Empower Il...
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After debating pension impact, District 211 board approves 2-year teachers contractApr 28, 2022 1:00 am - Exactly four weeks after the teachers union in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 authorized a strike, the school board Thursday voted 5-2 to approve a new two...
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Father sues ex-wife, Villa Park school district over child's gender transitionApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against his ex-wife and Villa Park-Lombard School District 45 alleging they are unlawfully enabling his 12-year-old child to tr...
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Pritzker signs bills aimed at easing teacher shortage