Education
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Our two new Facebook groups, newsletters bring you school news, good newsMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - We all know a teacher, and we all love good news, right? That's why we've created two new Facebook groups for you to join - Suburban Teachers and Good News from the Subu...
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Lombard teachers connect students with 'Good News' videos, positive vibesMay 12, 2020 6:00 am - One teacher bounces on an exercise ball, another crawls around a homemade tent with her daughter. A dog does push-ups, a teddy bear makes a special appearance and Spike...
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District 303 places 25-student cap on kindergarten, first-grade classesMay 12, 2020 1:00 am - The maximum size of kindergarten and first-grade classes in St. Charles Unit District 303 will shrink from 27 to 25 students next academic year. The school board unanimo...
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National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners announcedMay 11, 2020 11:00 pm - National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced this year's National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winners. The winners were chosen from a talent pool of more than 15,000 f...
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Schaumburg's Collins School may grow this summerMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - Schaumburg trustees on Tuesday will consider approval of a proposed two-story, four-classroom addition to Collins Elementary School on Summit Drive that would be the mos...
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Editorial: The right of passage for Class of 2020May 10, 2020 11:00 pm - We've entered into the beginning of what traditionally has been graduation season. Illinois State University, for example, went through virtual commencement exercises o...
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Vernon Hills High School's teen tech contest expands amid coronavirusMay 10, 2020 6:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down a host of high school events, but it's also led Vernon Hills High School officials to expand their contest for teenage techies and sc...
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Hawthorn District 73, teachers reach 5-year pactMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - Teachers in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will begin the 2020-21 school year with a new five-year contract. The pact was overwhelmingly ratified by ...
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Watch: Cardinal Cupich thanks educatorsMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - Cardinal Blase Cupich marks teacher appreciation week with a thank you video to educators. ...
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Testing in Illinois passes 20,000 a day, but can schools reopen this fall?May 08, 2020 1:00 am - Testing for COVID-19 surpassed the 20,000-a-day milestone, officials said, but some measures of Illinois' success fighting the deadly virus lag, raising the question of ...