Education
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District 220 approves 'a good deal' for new audiovisual equipment for Roslyn Road ElementaryMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 board members Tuesday night approved a new audiovisual system for Roslyn Road Elementary School at a lower cost than originally propose...
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Financial aid available for CLC studentsMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - College of Lake County was awarded more than $4.9 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act passed March 27. Emergency cash grants ar...
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Oakton launches training program for COVID-19 contact tracersMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Oakton Community College is responding to the need for trained workers to limit the spread of COVID-19 by launching the Public Health Contact Tracer Paraprofessional tra...
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Editorial: Schools are closed, but Teacher Appreciation Week remains importantMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Think back to being 6 or 7, or even a little older. Remember what it was like to be small and, in so many ways, new to the world. Picture the adults who influenced you m...
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Keeping Homebound High School Students Learning with Online tutoringMay 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Parents, you and your teens probably never envisioned what is happening right now: learning remotely on the computer while isolated from classmates and teachers. The cor...
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Seven suburban educators to celebrate during Teacher Appreciation WeekMay 05, 2020 5:30 am - Remember that teacher who became a role model and helped you think for yourself? Or the one who built your child's confidence and helped them find their calling? Teacher...
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Long-running Google partnership prepared District 207 for remote learningMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - Long before most ever imagined a pandemic closing every school in the state, Maine Township High School District 207 was getting a jump start on e-learning capabilities ...
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'We want to give hope to kids': How schools are creating special moments for graduating seniorsMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - Yard signs. Banners in the town center. Car parades. Lots of virtual recognitions. These are some of the ways suburban high school educators are making the final school ...
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Harper's COVID-19 relief fund allowing students to keep focus on studiesMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - Since her father recently lost his job, Esmeralda Zamora has been using her earnings as a retail cashier help pay her family's rent, utilities and groceries. "We're kind...
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Diamond Lake school leaders show teachers signs of appreciationMay 04, 2020 1:00 am - The philosophy for Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, superintendent of Diamond Lake Elementary School District 76, for the first day of Teacher Appreciation Week was simple: divide a...