Education
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Harper Promise free tuition program faces changes to keep it sustainableOct 19, 2020 5:30 am - With more and more students signing up for Harper College's Promise Scholarship, the program that guarantees free tuition for good grades, attendance and community servi...
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Naperville D203, Elmhurst 205 going all-remote amid virus spread; U-46, others stand patOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - At least two major school districts are reverting to or extending fully remote learning in response to rising COVID-19 case rates in DuPage County, while several others ...
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COVID-19 cases force Prairie Ridge to return to remote learningOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake will close Tuesday due to a number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. McHenry County Department of Health notified the high school o...
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District 116 to stick with remote learning for nowOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 will not be returning to in-person learning any time soon. School officials confirmed on Monday that the district does not have an est...
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Students in Dist. 220, Dist. 54 return to classOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - It came much later than expected, but students in a pair of Northwest suburban school districts made their long-awaited return to the classroom Monday after months of vi...
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Two Oakton women employees earn national "40 under 40" awardOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - YouTube The duo recently was honored with the American Association for Women in Community Colleges' 40 Under 40 Award for their leadership at Oakton Community College in...
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What the DuPage Children's Museum is doing to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemicOct 16, 2020 11:00 pm - In pre-pandemic times, families would spend hours exploring the interactive displays strategically woven through the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville. Groups of sc...
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Elgin police defend use of school resource officers in U-46Oct 15, 2020 5:30 am - Elgin police officers spent Wednesday night explaining and defending the presence of resource officers in local U-46 schools. The city council is debating the future of ...
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District 59 begins search for Fessler's successorOct 15, 2020 5:30 am - This story was updated on Oct. 15 after District 59 officials said they would only name the chosen superintendent candidate publicly, but no other finalists. Elk Gr...
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Palatine District 15 completes student re-entry, continues to monitor COVID-19 casesOct 15, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine Township school officials will continue to monitor coronavirus cases