Education
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Fremd psychology teacher shares passion for learning with studentsOct 12, 2020 11:00 pm - Preparing young people for their futures and sharing part of that road with them is a dream come true for Fremd High School psychology teacher Jason Dvorak. That passion...
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'Not an education': Stevenson parents, students blast remote learning, call for hybrid modelOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - Maria Newhouse moved to Long Grove so her daughter could attend Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire because of its reputation for academic excellence. But attending cl...
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A second wave: Thousands of suburban students begin return to classroomsOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - A second wave of suburban students is rolling into classrooms this month for in-person instruction under hybrid models, driven largely by mounting public pressure to reo...
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Starting next week, each District 214 school can have up to 650 students at a timeOct 09, 2020 5:00 am - Amid increasing calls from parents and students for a return to school five days a week, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is set to launch its hybrid schedule...
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District 102 preparing parents and students for return to in-person learningOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 is getting parents and students ready for the return of one-third of its enrollment to in-person classes, with some students returnin...
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Constable: Downers Grove Girl Scout wins National Gold Award for creating sex assault databaseOct 08, 2020 5:30 am - A middle school friend's “sexual assault crisis” and the lasting and traumatic effects it had on the girl inspired Therese Malinowski of Downers Grove to make a differen...
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Barrington District 220 moves return to in-person learning a week earlier, to Oct. 19Oct 08, 2020 5:00 am - Students in Barrington Area Unit District 220 can go back to school Oct. 19 - a week earlier than anticipated - with a hybrid model of in-person and distance learning, i...
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Black lawmakers seek to revamp social studies education in IllinoisOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Leaders of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus are urging a complete overhaul of the state's social studies curriculum to ensure that contributions of Bl...
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Jen School gets ready for reopening with blended classesOct 06, 2020 11:00 pm - After doing remote learning for more than six months, Maryville Jen School, led by Principal Anne Craig, has made the decision to have all its students return to the Des...
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'We want the choice': Demonstrators urge return of in-person learning at Mundelein High SchoolOct 06, 2020 1:00 am - About 100 Mundelein High School students and their parents rallied outside one of the District 120 and 75 offices Tuesday evening in favor of reopening the school for in...