Education
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Ecology Day students back on the sceneSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - After a year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, seventh-grade students from Northbrook Junior High revisited Techny Prairie Park earlier this month for an annual school...
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Lawmakers question enforcement of school mask mandates
Sep 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Expressing concern that the Illinois State Board of Education might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts th...
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Parents ask Glen Ellyn officials to push protesting anti-maskers away from elementary schoolSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A group protesting mask-wearing policies outside Glen Ellyn District 41's administration building has drawn the ire of parents who say its members are harassing students...
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District 25 teacher resigns rather than submit to state vaccine and testing mandatesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Barely a month into the school year, a longtime Arlington Heights teacher plans to step down rather than receive a COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. It's...
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District 220 leaders aim to build on pandemic's lessons to enhance in-person learningSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 leaders say they're building on lessons learned during the pandemic to enhance the in-person school experience for students. "Our top p...
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Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month at Waubonsee Community College Sept. 15 to Oct. 15Sep 12, 2021 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College in Sugar Grove will host several programs to educate and raise awareness about Latinx heritage during the National Hispanic-Serving Instituti...
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22 more COVID-19 outbreaks at suburban schoolsSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - Twenty-two new COVID-19 outbreaks occurred in the past week in suburban schools, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting. Statewide, IDPH is reporting 128 ...
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Harper course gives Schaumburg resident new career pathSep 09, 2021 11:00 pm - When she logged into her first Career Exploration session, Arnetta Walker wasn't sure what to expect. She felt self-conscious about her age. She was 50 and had recently...
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Arlington Heights piano teacher inspired hundreds of young musiciansSep 09, 2021 1:00 am - Joan Drolet had to stand next to the podium, instead of behind it, when the village of Arlington Heights honored her with its “Young at Heart” award at the Hearts of Gol...
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Dominican University - a history of diversitySep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Dominican University has a strong history of advancing diversity on and off campus, since our inception as a women's college in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, educating the daugh...