Education
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District 121 leaders meeting with community to discuss tax-hike referendumJan 14, 2022 4:14 am - Just over five months remain before Warren Township High School District 121 voters will decide on a property tax hike that district leaders say is necessary to avoid si...
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Bloomingdale chamber working to expand scholarships for students in trade schoolsJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - As the Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce prepares to offer annual scholarships, it is working to expand options this year beyond the traditional college route. The chambe...
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Palatine school clarifies confusion over 'Satan Club' at Moline school with same nameJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Most Chicago-area residents don't often confuse the Northwest suburbs with the northwest corner of Illinois, but it's apparently harder to see the difference from 800 mi...
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Former U-46 administrator nominated for regional superintendent
Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler nominated former Elgin School District U-46 administrator Diana Hartmann to be the next superintendent of the McHenry County R...
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Chicago students walk out of class in protest
Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Several hundred students walked out of classes Friday to rally outside Chicago Public Schools downtown headquarters calling for additional COVID-19 safety measures durin...
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District 220 authorizes temporary pay hike for substitutes as COVID surgesJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 has authorized its superintendent to increase the pay for substitute teachers to help ensure there are enough educators for each classr...
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Illinoisans in line for restitution payments under Navient settlement
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District 204 increasing driver's education feesJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Faced with a $1 million annual deficit in its driver's education department, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 will gradually raise its fees to students over the next fiv...
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State shortens minimum COVID-19 quarantine at schools to five daysJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - State officials adopted federal COVID-19 guidelines for schools that shorten the minimum length of quarantine from 10 to five days for students and staff members Tuesday...
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Glenbard Parent Series speaker says having a range of interests primes teens to excelJan 11, 2022 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, Jan. 26, the Glenbard Parent Series: Navigating Healthy Families will present "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" with David Epstein at...