Articles filed under Diversity
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State awards grants to support bilingual educator pipelineApr 10, 2023 5:30 am - The Illinois State Board of Education has awarded more than $5 million in grants to support the bilingual educator pipeline. The number of English learners enrolled in ...
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Vendors bring their colorful wares to Ramadan bazaar in NapervilleApr 09, 2023 1:00 am - Over 20 vendors showed off their colorful wares during a Ramadan bazaar at the Mall of India in Naperville this weekend. The event is one of many pre-Eid expos happenin...
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State awards grants to support bilingual educator pipelineApr 09, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois State Board of Education has awarded more than $5 million in grants to support the bilingual educator pipeline. The number of English learners enrolled in ...
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Volunteers pack meals during Ramadan for the hungry across the globeApr 03, 2023 5:30 am - Dozens of volunteers helped pack meals Saturday at The Mecca Center in Willowbrook for people starving globally, during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan when Muslims fa...
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Islamic group marks Ramadan with food distribution to communities in needMar 27, 2023 5:30 am - ICNA Relief, a national domestic relief and faith-based group, has launched a Ramadan Food Box distribution across its network of more than 50 food pantries in 24 states...
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Transgender youth: 'Forced outing' bills make schools unsafeMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - TULSA, Okla. - Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepar...
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North Central College names new presidentMar 21, 2023 1:00 am - Anita Thomas interrupted herself as she beamed about North Central College's mission statement. "Your mission statement," she said before catching herself. "Oh good ... ...
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Suburban mosque hosting community meeting on earthquake reliefMar 13, 2023 5:30 am - The Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago's Syrian/Türkiye Task Force will host a community meeting Thursday in Willowbrook to discuss earthquake relief. T...
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Making history: Aurora University names a Latina as presidentMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - A Ball State University provost and vice president for executive affairs will head to Aurora this summer to lead Aurora University. Susana Rivera-Mills has been selected...
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UN: Afghanistan is world's most repressive country for womenMar 08, 2023 12:00 am - ISLAMABAD - Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic right...