Education
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Spring Grove Storytelling and Antioch school partner in ‘A Night with Mary Shelley’Sep 26, 2025 5:45 pm - Seventh-grade students at Grass Lake School are organizing an event with living historian Megan Wells portraying Mary Shelley, the author of “Frankenstein.”
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‘He will be missed beyond measure’: Al Llorens, statewide education union president, dead at 73Sep 26, 2025 2:51 pm - Albert J. “Al” Llorens, president of the Illinois Education Association, died Thursday, Sept. 25, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. He was 73.
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Report: Progress toward goals adequate, but better management of grant to stop school violence neededSep 25, 2025 5:30 pm - A federal agency says the Lake County Regional Office of Education has shown adequate progress toward the goals of a $1 million grant to stop violence in schools but needs to improve grant management and administration.
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ISBE seeks feedback on first draft of numeracy planSep 25, 2025 4:02 pm - State education officials are seeking input on a plan establishing a blueprint for strengthening mathematics learning and helping students improve their skills.
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Wego Drama bringing the laughs with Hitchcock parody ‘The 39 Steps’Sep 24, 2025 10:08 pm - Experience the thrilling comedy of "The 39 Steps" as Wego Drama brings a parody of Hitchcock's classic spy story to life on stage.
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Geneva High woodworking class not ‘building the same old table’
Sep 24, 2025 8:34 pm - The woodworking class at Geneva High School recenlty underwent a revamp. Students are learning skills like CNC operation, furniture repair, and custom building, aligning with industry demands and entrepreneurship opportunities.
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U-46 plans to spend $963M in 2025-26 school year, including major construction projectsSep 24, 2025 7:25 pm - The Elgin Area School District U-46 board on Monday approved a $963.2 million spending plan for fiscal year 2026.
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Suburban private schools were told they earned Blue Ribbon awards. Then the Department of Education axed the programSep 24, 2025 1:04 pm - Ten Catholic schools and two other suburban Christian schools, that recently were told they met the criteria for the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School Award, are celebrating the win despite the U.S. Department of Education ending the program.
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Elgin Community College to open Criminal Justice Conversations with justice reform advocateSep 24, 2025 10:22 am - Elgin Community College will host “Criminal Justice Conversations” featuring Marshan Allen, director of Policy and Communications at the Illinois Prison Project, on Oct. 1.
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U-46 honors Special Olympics gold medal swimmerSep 23, 2025 4:43 pm - Bartlett High School junior Nathan Scholl receives recognition for his first-place finishes in swimming at state Special Olympics.