Articles filed under Education
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Cary District 26, teachers agree on four-year contractAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - Cary Elementary School District 26 and its teachers represented by the Cary Education Association have reached an agreement on a new, four-year contract. The union ratif...
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'Going to look normal': Many precautions will ease in schools even as COVID lingersAug 06, 2022 1:00 am - No more having to seat students 3 feet apart. No more mandatory universal masking in schools or COVID testing. Thousands of suburban students are heading back to classro...
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Before kids head back to school, here are 7 tips about buying and using backpacksAug 05, 2022 5:05 am - The back-to-school aisles at the store are beckoning - a reminder that summer is nearing an end and students will return to class in a few short weeks. For those shoppin...
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Good news if you waited to buy school supplies: Illinois' sales tax holiday is beginningAug 05, 2022 5:00 am - The start of school is around the corner and it hits you - you still haven't bought all those school supplies. No need to worry. In fact, this is one instance where pro...
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What clothes, school supplies are included in Illinois' tax holiday — and what's notAug 05, 2022 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Friday and lasting through Aug. 14, the state will reduce its sales tax rate from 6.25% to 1.25% for certain clothing items costing less than $12...
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ECC offers extended hours to help students enroll for fallAug 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Extended Saturday hours are available at Elgin Community College to help students enroll for fall 2022 semester classes. There is still time to register. Classes begin t...
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Another Dist. 204 board member signs up as a substitute teacherAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Another Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board member is joining the ranks of substitute teachers in the district. Five months after board President Laurie Donahu...
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Inflation weighs on back-to-school buying for many familiesAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK — To understand the impact of surging inflation on this year's back-to-school spending, look no further than children's rain boots with motifs like frogs and la...
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Dist. 203 board approves new contract for superintendentAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - The Naperville Unit District 203 board approved a new contract for Superintendent Dan Bridges that will run through the 2026-27 school year. The five-year contract will ...
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Cities face crisis as fewer kids enroll and schools shrinkAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago's West Side, five preschool and kindergarten students finished up drawings. Four staffers, including ...