Education
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A suburban group has helped Afghan girls get an education. Now their future is uncertain.Aug 21, 2021 1:00 am - For seven years, the suburban-based Zakat Foundation of America has run a girls' school in Kabul that typically averages about 100 students, many of whom have gone on to...
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District 211 spent less money last year because of hybrid, remote learningAug 20, 2021 5:30 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members late Thursday were reviewing a proposed $274 million budget for the coming school year, which is 5.5% higher t...
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Oakton Community College to change its name, but timetable not yet setAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Oakton Community College is losing the "Community" part of its long-standing identity. The Des Plaines-based college's board of trustees this week voted to change th...
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Some McHenry County families have started home schooling because of COVID-19 mask mandate
Aug 20, 2021 1:00 am - Despite past hassles of attending school during the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessica Clements and Kalyn Macchia said they never seriously considered pulling their kids out of ...
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No settlement as school starts, but District 203 and teachers union say talks productiveAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - As more than 16,000 students in Naperville Unit District 203 returned to school on Thursday, contract negotiations continue between district and union officials in an at...
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Stargazing program in Elgin Saturday shows how to "Gawk Like an Egyptian"Aug 19, 2021 1:00 am - The Elgin Public Museum will host Elgin Area School District U-46 astronomer Peggy Hernandez for "Gawk Like an Egyptian," a free stargazing program Saturday. As part of...
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Join Drinks & Dialogue with local school leaders Aug. 23 at Wolfden Brewing Co. in BloomingdaleAug 18, 2021 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Aug. 25, the League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale will host a "Drinks & Dialogue" event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the outdoor beer garden of Wolfde...
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Johnsburg families turn out to oppose mask mandateAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Johnsburg School District 12 Board member Jim Barrett made a lengthy speech Tuesday explaining that he, like most of the parents who spoke during public comments, oppose...
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State: 21 school districts on probation for not complying with mask mandateAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Since last week, the Illinois State Board of Education has put 21 school districts on probation for flouting a universal mask mandate for students ordered by Gov. J.B. P...
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Three private schools in the suburbs punished for defiance on masksAug 18, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois education officials have revoked the recognition of three suburban private schools, saying school leaders defied Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order requiring masks to r...