Education
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Oakton College launching contract tracing certificate programSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Oakton Community College is launching a Public Health Contact Tracer Certificate program to quickly prepare students to monitor the contacts of people infected with COVI...
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Glenbrook high schools aim to phase-in hybrid schedule starting Oct. 5Sep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Remaining mindful of the health metrics, the Glenbrook High Schools District 225 board on Monday determined it will enter a hybrid learning schedule in October. Aligning...
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Algonquin's District 300 votes to keep grades 4 through 12 remote until January
Sep 23, 2020 1:00 am - While Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300's board approved bringing kindergarten through third grade students to a hybrid learning model as soon as it is safely ...
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How a Warren Township grad, undocumented immigrant is fighting to stop term 'illegal aliens'Sep 22, 2020 1:00 am - He's lobbied in the halls of Congress on behalf of undocumented immigrants, and briefly won a concession from the Library of Congress, but 25-year-old Oscar Cornejo Casa...
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New signs, activities encourage school readiness at Festival Park in ElginSep 22, 2020 1:00 am - It took three tries, but the Elgin Partnership for Early Learning was finally able to unveil new signage at Festival Park that encourages children to "Move, Play and Tal...
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Huntley District 158 superintendent says Oct. 19 is target date for K-5th grade to go hybrid
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Children need stable funding to build equity in educationSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - In the current era of social distancing, many employers have hailed the "work from home" model as the new workplace solution. Aided by technology, the need for the tradi...
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District 211 preparing to restore in-person learning Oct. 26Sep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 families were advised Friday to begin preparing for a possible move to the hybrid model of student instruction during the we...
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Work staring soon on CLC's long-awaited $48 million Waukegan campus upgradeSep 17, 2020 5:30 am - After years of planning, work soon will begin on the College of Lake County's $48 million plan to build a new six-story building and renovate existing buildings at its L...
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Woodland District 50 sues to close Prairie Crossing Charter School in GrayslakeSep 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gurnee-based Woodland School District 50 filed a lawsuit this week seeking the closure of Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake. The lawsuit argues that Prairie C...