Education
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'No easy solutions': Indian Prairie District 204 unveils reopening plansJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - Families in Indian Prairie Unit District 204 will face two choices when student registration for the new year begins next week during the coronavirus pandemic. The distr...
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District 303 to offer in-person, hybrid learning models, depending on grade levelJul 14, 2020 1:00 am - St. Charles Unit District 303 elementary students are expected to return to school next month with modified in-person learning, while middle- and high schoolers will fol...
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Pay raises coming for District 118's support workersJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - Unionized support employees in Wauconda Unit School District 118 will receive pay raises ranging from 2.5% to 3% under a new three-year contract, officials said. The Dis...
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In-person, online options in District 21's reopening planJul 13, 2020 1:00 am - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 will open its school doors to in-person instruction in the fall, but parents can opt for online distance learning. The registrat...
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Editorial: Parents must decide what's right for their families in back-to-school debateJul 12, 2020 11:00 pm - In the next several weeks, parents will weigh what could be one of the toughest decisions they've ever made. Do they send their children back to school next month, despi...
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Why missing college this fall is a bad idea for returning students
Jul 12, 2020 6:17 am - As colleges figure out how to structure classes this fall, many students are questioning whether to enroll at all. The idea of taking a gap year might sound enticing, bu...
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'It just warms my heart'; Warren graduates get long-awaited commencement ceremonyJul 12, 2020 1:00 am - It wasn't the commencement ceremony they envisioned when they first walked through the halls of Warren Township High School four years ago, but the class of 2020 got all...
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Need that in-person instruction or too risky? Parents' reactions to school reopening mixedJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - As a former teacher married to a teacher, Martha Paschke is concerned about schools reopening this fall and the risk it poses for students and employees. Paschke worries...
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Send the kids in August? Parents, schools grapple with reopening decisionsJul 11, 2020 1:00 am - After months of lockdowns, masks, social distancing and endless talk of COVID-19 and positivity rates, the time suburban parents have dreaded is nearly here - the start ...
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How the pandemic could affect prep sports rivalries, team dynastiesJul 10, 2020 6:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's plan to slowly and carefully move toward starting prep sports again in the fall raises hope that some sense of normalcy could retu...