Articles filed under Diversity
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Mano a Mano works to provide COVID-19 vaccine facts to immigrants in Lake CountyJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes more manageable, a Lake County-based advocacy group is trying to spread facts about the vaccine to the immigrant community. Mano a Mano ...
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Illinois first state to mandate teaching Asian American historyJul 19, 2021 5:30 am - By Madhu Krishnamurthy mkrishnamurthy@dailyherald.com Illinois recently made history as the first state to require public schools to teach Asian American history. Gov. J...
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State's top teacher, from Mundelein: Just hiring more teachers of color isn't enoughJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Hiring diverse teachers isn't enough to make schools equitable. School leaders also need to create a culture and climate in which minority students and employees feel we...
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U-46 now a pre-K through 12th grade dual language districtJul 12, 2021 5:30 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's award-winning bilingual program marks a milestone this year. "As of this school year, we are a pre-K through 12th grade dual language d...
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Lao author's book documents family's refugee journey, racial strugglesJul 11, 2021 1:00 am - With $40 in hand, just the clothes on their backs and one bag of belongings between them, Niphaphone Sanavongsay's family arrived in America in 1979 as Laotian refugees ...
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Elgin athlete's Olympic dreams undeterred after not qualifying at trialsJul 05, 2021 5:30 am - Anali Cisneros isn't discouraged from pursuing her Olympic dreams despite recently placing eighth in the women's 20,000-meter race walk at the U.S. track and field Olymp...
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'Our entire world was shattered': Parents say ex-teacher 'brainwashed' daughter to convert to ChristianityJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - Carpentersville parents Yosuf Chaudhry and Amena Alvi got the shock of their lives when they learned their 15-year-old daughter had renounced her Islamic faith and secre...
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Two Wheaton churches unite for racial reconciliationJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - A program born out of hate has unified two Wheaton churches - one white, one Black - whose members gathered on Juneteenth to mark the completion of a three-month racial ...
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Most Elgin council members back lowering education requirement to take police examJun 25, 2021 5:30 am - Most Elgin City Council members support lowering the education requirements needed for people to take the entry-level hiring exam for the city police department. The mo...
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Buffalo Grove leaders lament 'hate and lies' over Pride flag controversyJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - In the wake of controversy over the flying of a Pride flag over municipal property, Buffalo Grove trustees on Monday approved guidelines for raising special flags on the...