Articles filed under Elgin Area Unit District 46
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Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black population
Aug 9, 2020 8:07 PM - Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019," Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said.
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U-46 board considers renewing school resource officers amid concerns
Aug 4, 2020 7:19 PM - Officials at Elgin-area schools are considering renewing contracts with local police departments for the school resource officer program. There currently are officers in Elgin Area School District U-46's eight middle schools, five high schools and alternative programs. -
U-46 board approves plan for starting school year Aug. 24 remotely
Jul 28, 2020 7:20 PM - The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board approved a reopening plan Monday that will start the year with distance learning for all students from kindergarten through high school, but later transition to a hybrid model for preschool, elementary and middle school students. -
U-46, Comcast extend partnership to offer internet service at home to eligible students and familiesJul 24, 2020 5:27 PM - Elgin Area School District U-46 and Comcast recently announced an extended partnership to provide eligible low-income families with Internet service at home.
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U-46 now will start new school year with remote learning
Jul 21, 2020 6:41 PM - Elgin Area School District U-46 is planning to start the school year next month with distance learning for all students, reversing an earlier decision to begin the fall semester using a hybrid model of in-person and online instruction. -
Return to school? Suburban teachers not all sure about it, either
Jul 20, 2020 6:05 AM - Teachers across the suburbs are weighing their comfort level with returning to in-person instruction, evaluating how the COVID-19 pandemic may change their jobs, and figuring out ways to deal with the stress of risking their own health to fulfill their calling. -
U-46 Foundation Board President E.C. 'Bud' Wilson honored for distinguished service in public education
Jul 17, 2020 12:44 AM - The Illinois Chapter of the National School Public Relations Association recently selected U-46 Educational Foundation Board President E.C. "Bud" Wilson to be recognized in the 2020 Distinguished Service Awards Program. -
Need that in-person instruction or too risky? Parents' reactions to school reopening mixed
Jul 13, 2020 6:46 AM - Suburban parents share mixed feelings about sending their children to schools for in-person instruction or keeping them home to learn remotely. Some prefer a hybrid instructional model of limiting the number of students returning to classrooms and allowing parents to opt for virtual learning. -
Send the kids in August? Parents, schools grapple with reopening decisions
Jul 12, 2020 8:34 AM - Suburban school districts are grappling with how to reopen schools this fall with either in-person classes, remote learning or a combination of both based on guidelines from state education and health authorities. Many districts are leaving it up to parents to choose how their children will learn. -
If Trump withholds funds from schools that don't open, how bad will they be hit?
Jul 10, 2020 5:30 AM - Federal funding, which President Donald Trump threatened to take away from schools that don't reopen in the fall, represents an average 7% of revenue for the 852 public school districts in Illinois.
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