Madhu Krishnamurthy
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Suburban colleges report huge enrollment declines among Latino, Black and adult learnersSep 08, 2020 5:30 am - The coronavirus pandemic's disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities extends beyond higher rates of infection and deaths statewide. Its economic fallout al...
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College of DuPage launches anti-racism initiativeSep 05, 2020 1:00 am - A new anti-racism initiative aims to unite DuPage County communities and provide a platform for meaningful conversations to help people reflect on, share experiences of ...
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Vandals destroy Wheaton church's Black, gay solidarity signsSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - For five years, Hope Presbyterian Church in Wheaton has been home to two congregations - one white, one Black. Worshippers have shared the building off Wiesbrook Road, P...
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How remote PE classes will work this fallAug 31, 2020 5:30 am - Getting elementary-age students to focus in gym class from the other side of a computer screen can be exhausting, says Andrea Rodino, a virtual physical education teache...
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Community colleges start academic year with mostly virtual classesAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - As a nursing student, Jessica Shi is used to wearing gloves and masks while doing lab work at Harper College in Palatine. But the college's coronavirus pandemic precauti...
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West Chicago mayor steps up COVID-19 education campaignAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda is stepping up an ongoing coronavirus pandemic education campaign in September to help combat rising cases. The city has the second-highe...
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Will special-needs students fall through the cracks as school resumes?Aug 24, 2020 5:00 am - As schools begin to navigate a return to remote — and in some cases hybrid or in-person — learning, some parents of special-needs students fear their children might fall...
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Brief Zoom glitches didn't mar start of classes, school leaders sayAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - Global partial outages of Zoom videoconferencing services caused some consternation Monday for educators and students in a few suburban districts that began the school y...
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Second Jewel-Osco to open in Huntley late in the fallAug 24, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley's second Jewel-Osco store is slated to open late in the fall on the north side of town. Construction of the roughly 63,000-square-foot store at 10090 Route 47, ...
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Want to learn more about race in America? This book list will helpAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - For 17 years, John Brennan has been working to spur community conversations about race, racial and social injustice, and addressing systemic racism. It's what prompted B...